Impact
Supporting Families:
- Produced an outreach
video for families of children with special health care needs - Implemented “Bring your IEP” nights for families
- Created a webinar series on children’s mental health
- Provided direct support to over 400 families
- Facilitated 21 group trainings for families
Supporting Community:
Trained over 150 providers who work with children- Developed an advocacy rotation for pediatric residents
- Created a family-driven care awareness campaign for educators and mental health providers
- Partnered with UMMC’s new primary care
telehealth initiative
Supporting Positive Change:
- Served on the Attorney
General’s mental health task force and presented a policy brief based on data from families to the task force and multiple policy makers - Were the State Captains for the National Council on Behavioral Health Hill Day in Washington D.C.
- Created training in family-driven evaluation that is being used nationally
- Provided technical assistance to legislators in how to create a Children’s Cabinet that includes families
