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Family Voices is a national family-led organization of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and disabilities. We connect a network of family organizations across the United States that provide support to families of CYSHCN.
We promote partnership with families at all levels of health care–individual and policy decision-making levels—in order to improve health care services and policies for children.
Do you have a child or teen who has special health care needs or disabilities? Find support in your local community.
¿Tiene un niño o adolescente que tiene necesidades especiales de salud o discapacidades? Haga clic aquí para buscar ayuda.
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Family Voices News
Your Input Sought/Of Possible Interest (Washington Update, August 8, 2018)
YOUR INPUT SOUGHT NEW Indian Health Service Seeks Comments on Draft Strategic Plan Comments due August 23. As described in a Federal Register Notice, The Indian Health Service (IHS) is developing an agency-wide Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2018-2022, and is seeking...
Upcoming Webinars from the Field (Washington Update August 2, 2018)
What Families, Family-based Support Organizations and EHDI Programs Want: Findings from a National Needs Assessment Thursday, August 2, 1:00-2:00 pm ET Hands & Voices™ Igniting Change from the Ground Up: Uplifting Best Practices for Community Organizing and...
THE COURTS: Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing (Washington Update August 2, 2018)
On August 1, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), said that the committee would hold confirmation hearings on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in September, and that a Senate confirmation vote could take place as early as October 1. See Judiciary...
THE ADMINISTRATION: Reunification of Immigrant Families (Updated) (Washington Update August 2, 2018)
July 26 was the deadline by which all immigrant children separated from their families at the southern US border were supposed to be reunited with their families pursuant to a federal court order. There are over 2500 such children but, as of July 27, only 1500...
THE ADMINISTRATION: President Signs Bill to Delay Deadline for Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) (Washington Update August 2, 2018)
On July 30 the president signed a bill (H.R. 6042; Public Law No: 115-222) that delays for one year (until January 1, 2020) the implementation of a requirement that Medicaid agencies adopt “electronic visit verification” (EVV) for personal care services provided at...
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