Observing Father's Day and Juneteenth over the long weekend was especially meaningful. I want to send sweet, sweet wishes to all the dads out there. You make a difference in your children's lives and ours! One dad shared these thoughts online that may resonate with others.
There was plenty to reflect on over the weekend, and there still is. This week we share an article from Mississippi Today about one family's roadblocks when seeking special education services for their child. Many of you can likely relate. We also share exciting new standards for peer support and information about Medicaid redeterminations. All of these blogs are very different, but I think they are each useful and can give us ideas about the next steps we can take that will be most helpful to our children - especially when we take them together.
Our Leadership Coaching and Policy Discussion is on June 28 from noon to 1:00 p.m. Central time. Anyone interested in policy is welcome to join. We will discuss federal Medicaid policies open for comment and other state and national policy issues. On June 29 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Central is Parent Peer Support Conversation for Anyone working with Parent Peer Supporters. Please please join us if you supervise or hire parent-peer supporters. Check out our events calendar for more training and support opportunities.
As always, let me know what you think about the Ally and our work at Families as Allies and anything we can do better or differently. I want to know your ideas and thoughts.
This conversation is for anyone working with parents providing peer support to other parents in any system, such as Children's Services Directors, MAP Team Coordinators, Care Coordinators and Center Directors.
The National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) will hold its National Conference from August 14-16, 2023 in Atlanta, GA with a pre-conference training to be held on August 13.
