Our Family Support Specialists (FSS) are peers with lived experience who work with families raising youth with emotional, behavioral, mental health, developmental, or other health challenges.
FSS partner with parents and caregivers to actively engage in their team and treatment planning, make informed decisions, and help guide the process. They bring their experience navigating child- and youth-serving systems to support families in achieving their goals
Parent and Caregiver Peer Support
Supports Include
Connecting families to appropriate resources
Identifying natural and community supports
Building skills that promote wellness and recovery
Empowering parents and caregivers to develop self-advocacy skills
Elevating parent and caregiver voice in leadership opportunities across community and child/youth-serving systems
Wraparound Family Partner support (Road Map and phases)