Keynote Presentation (Melinda J Baldwin, PhD, LCSW, Chief, Child, Adolescent & Family Branch Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Workshops Why Will No One Play With Me? The Play Better Plan Parent Training and Your Social Skills Curriculum: Carolyn Maguire, NE Coaching (Massachusetts) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. When Worrying Takes Over: Helping Kids with ADHD and their Parents Overcome Anxiety and Build Resilience: Sharon Saline, Clinical Psychologist (Massachusetts) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Shadows and Light: Untold Stories, Paula Ray & Sandy Thompson, Families Inspiring Families (Nebraska) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Youth Advocacy/Engagement During COVID-19: Christina Smith, Calling All Youth MOVE (Michigan) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Level the Playing Field - Social Support and Social Capital for Improved Mental Health Outcomes with Black and Brown Families: Ronik Radlauer Group (Florida) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Children’s Mental Health Justice 101: Navigating Fractured Systems and Advocating for Justice: Dionne Bensonsmith, Dr. Tammy Nyden, Angela Riccio, Mothers on the Frontline (California) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Technology to Reach and Serve Latinx Families: Brenda Figueroa & Fanny Ochoa, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network (New Jersey) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Additional materials: Call to Action Handout How Can Parents Groups Use Technology to Strengthen Family Engagement Opioid Crisis Methamphetamine Surge Awareness & Combat: Vickie Hill, The Struggle WithIN (Nevada) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Creating Safety: Being a Supportive Adult: Working with Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma: Angie Geren, Arizona Recovers (Arizona) Access the recording here. Access the slides here.

Thursday, November 12, 1:00-2:30 pm (ET) Why Will No One Play with Me? The Play Better Plan Parent Training and Your Social Skills Curriculum (Parenting & Family Support) Carolyn Maguire, NE Coaching (Massachusetts) Parent/caregiver training is an important element to helping children develop or improve social skills. This workshop will introduce parents and caregivers to a curriculum to help create a bridge between social skills groups and home. Caroline Maguire, M.Ed., PCC, will demonstrate the coaching process for participants based on her groundbreaking book Why Will No One Play With Me? When Worrying Takes Over: Helping Kids with ADHD and their Parents Overcome Anxiety and Build Resilience (Parenting & Family Support) Sharon Saline, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist (Massachusetts) Living in a world that’s increasingly unpredictable, today’s kids are more anxious than ever. In this session, Dr. Sharon Saline discusses how anxiety works and what professionals and parents can do to help kids reduce their worries. After reviewing the physiology and psychology of anxiety, she will show you how to help kids change their relationship to worry and avoid the pitfalls of negative thinking. You’ll learn tools for teaching kids how to realistically evaluate situations, tolerate uncertainty and calm down. Instead of worrying about what’s going to happen, they can meet situations with curiosity and resilience. Shadows and Light: Untold Stories (Parenting & Family Support) Paula Ray & Sandy Thompson, Families Inspiring Families (Nebraska) The Shadows and Light project explored the role of creating an autobiographical therapeutic performance out of lived experience, and later witnessing a professional rendering of it – created with participant involvement. The results suggest that the individuals involved in this pilot project who have lived experience at the intersection of trauma, mental health and court systems, may have more ability to engage in human service programs designed to enhance adaptive living skills in daily life. Youth Advocacy/Engagement During COVID-19 (Youth Peer Support) Christina Smith, Calling All Youth MOVE/ASK Family Services (Michigan) Youth voice is more important now than ever! Join our youth advocates to learn more about how we have stayed engaged, connected, and supportive during these challenging times. We will discuss engagement strategies as well as take a look at what has been on the minds of youth. Level the Playing Field: Social Support & Capitol for Improved Mental Health Outcomes with Black & Brown Families (Equity) Julie Radlauer-Doerfler, Ronik Radlauer Group (Florida) It is time to level the playing field for black and brown families experiencing behavioral health conditions. This presentation will discuss the challenges that the current behavioral health system has in engaging and serving this population. The presentation will include meaningful dialogue around the needs of minority families and the changes that are necessary in order to achieve better mental health outcomes through increased social support and social capital. Children’s Mental Health Justice 101: Navigating Fractured Systems and Advocating for Justice (Equity) Dr. Dionne Bensonsmith, Dr. Tammy Nyden, Angela Riccio, Mothers on the Frontline (California) This presentation brings together individuals (parents, caregivers, professionals) who have lived experience with children’s and youth mental health/mental health systems to brainstorm and share information about mental health care and mental health justice. Members of Mothers on the Frontline will introduce their Children’s Mental Health Justice Framework and discuss how they utilize it to advocate for better more wholistic policies and practices that center children’s mental health and community, family, and caregiver well-being. Technology to Reach & Service Latinx Families (Technology/Virtual Supports) Brenda Figueroa & Fanny Ochoa, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network (New Jersey) This session discusses strategies to identify and address gaps in service delivery to Latinx/Spanish-speaking families in an effort to increase engagement and improve outcomes through the use of technology and social media. This session walks through SPAN’s process of identifying, assessing, developing, implementing, evaluating and modifying our outreach, trainings, dissemination and engagement to improve access to services and support for Latinx/Spanish-speaking families. Opioid Crisis Methamphetamine Surge Awareness & Combat (Substance Use) Vickie Hill, The Struggle WithIN (Nevada) This workshop will educate parents, family members, and friends about the opioid and methamphetamine crisis facing our community and society and impacting our children as young as six. We must get our heads wrapped around this reality and find the willingness to address the impact it is having on our children. Participants will learn information and street terminology and what to look for in their own children and the children with whom they work. Creating Safety: Being a Supportive Adult: Working with Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma (Substance Use) Angie Geren, Arizona Recovers (Arizona) Working with youth who have experienced trauma can be extremely rewarding and also test our personal resiliency skills. Becoming a safe, supportive adult is a critical aspect of care. Learn how to recognize the part your story plays, increase your emotional regulation skills, and identify areas of post traumatic growth. This workshop will help adults understand what their personal trauma responses are and how to respond to them so that they are more effective at modeling emotional regulation. Also, we will discuss specifics on creating safe spaces and effective communication strategies especially when they are interacting with youth who have experienced trauma.

Thursday, November 12th from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET. Parenting and Family Support Why Will No One Play With Me? The Play Better Plan Parent Training and Your Social Skills Curriculum: Carolyn Maguire, NE Coaching (Massachusetts) When Worrying Takes Over: Helping Kids with ADHD and their Parents Overcome Anxiety and Build Resilience: Sharon Saline, Clinical Psychologist (Massachusetts) Shadows and Light: Untold Stories, Paula Ray & Sandy Thompson, Families Inspiring Families (Nebraska) Youth Peer Support Youth Advocacy/Engagement During COVID-19: Christina Smith, Calling All Youth MOVE (Michigan) Equity Level the Playing Field- Social Support and Social Capital for Improved Mental Health Outcomes with Black and Brown Families: Ronik Radlauer Group (Florida) Children’s Mental Health Justice 101: Navigating Fractured Systems and Advocating for Justice: Dionne Bensonsmith, Dr. Tammy Nyden, Angela Riccio, Mothers on the Frontline (California) Technology/Virtual Support Technology to Reach and Serve Latinx Families: Brenda Figueroa & Fanny Ochoa, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network (New Jersey) Substance Use Opioid Crisis Methamphetamine Surge Awareness & Combat: Vickie Hill, The Struggle WithIN (Nevada) Creating Safety: Being a Supportive Adult: Working with Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma: Angie Geren, Arizona Recovers (Arizona)

CFPSs can articulate lessons learned from their own lived experience parenting a child—across the lifespan—and have specialized training to assist and empower families raising children—across the lifespan—who experience emotional, developmental, behavioral, substance use, or mental health concerns. They partner with child and family-serving systems to improve family outcomes and strive to eliminate prejudice and discrimination. Additionally CFPSs™ assist families and children—across the lifespan—to bring their voice to the service delivery, planning, and evaluation process of public and private supports and services for children, youth, and young adults.

The National Federation of Families is responsible for providing oversight to the development and administration of a credible CFPS certification and ensuring that the credential meets high standards. National certification ensures the ethical and professional practice of family peer support services and the proficiency and competency of family peer support providers. It provides: Defensible and reliable examinations Increased value of the CFPS credential Increased availability and recognition Ability to defend and protect the CFPS credential Increased security and confidentiality Increased professional acceptance and marketability of the CFPS credential Peer development and review with professional test development guidance Ensuring the FSP workforce is well-trained and highly qualified The Certified Family Peer Specialist™ certification defines the uniform standards and title of caregivers supporting other caregivers who have children experiencing social, emotional, or behavioral health challenges. National certification promotes ethical practice and creates mobility of workers across states. It brings to the workforce parents with experience in successfully helping their own children and increases the acceptance of this effective "modern and good" or best practice.

A parent, family member, or caregiver who has or had responsibility parenting a child or as a primary caregiver for another family member experiencing mental health and/or substance use challenges plus 88 contact hours of training, and 500 hours of work (paid or unpaid) experience delivering peer level support to other similarly situated families are eligible to apply for certification. To apply, please watch our brief "How to Apply" video below and review the Application Guidelines page which we hope will answer all of your questions and help you prepare to apply. You may also review our Candidate Handbook to learn more about applying to become a CFPS.

Certified Family Peer Specialists™ receive regular supervision to ensure their ability to support other families in understanding wellness and advocacy for family-driven approaches to behavioral health support. In turn, they support, teach, coach, and mentor other parents/caregivers to be effective advocates for their loved one and equal partners with professionals in the delivery of services and policy development. The overall goal of family peer support is to decrease bias and prejudice associated with behavioral health challenges and promote effective strength-based, cross-system services that are family-driven/youth-guided. The outcome of receiving support from a CFPS™ is families: Positively accessing and being engaged in treatment and educational services for their loved one Understanding the health and well-being of their loved one Experiencing less family stress Increasing the resiliency skills of their loved one and family Reducing the use of expensive hospitalization and long-term residential treatment

Advocates for Opioid Recovery www.opioidrecovery.org Advocates for Opioid Recovery is an initiative focused squarely on promoting the evidence-based interventions that can have a dramatic impact on ending the opioid addiction and overdose crisis in this country. Advocates for Opioid Recovery is dedicated to educating key influencers on how medication-assisted treatment is a far more effective way of delivering long-term recovery than abstinence-only rehab, which has an 80% failure rate. Center on Addiction www.centeronaddiction.org At Center on Addiction, the mission is to transform how our nation addresses addiction. The center is committed to supporting the whole family as it addresses every aspect of substance use and addiction, from prevention to recovery. In 2019, Center on Addiction and Partnership for Drug-Free Kids merged to accelerate progress towards this goal. Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) www.cadca.org Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America is a nonprofit organization committed to creating safe, healthy and drug-free communities globally. This is achieved by providing technical assistance and training, public policy advocacy, media strategies and marketing programs, training and special events. National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors https://nasadad.org The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc. (NASADAD) is an educational, scientific, and informational organization. NASADAD's basic purpose is to foster and support the development of effective alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment programs throughout every state. National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov NCSACW is a national resource center providing information, expert consultation, training and technical assistance to child welfare, dependency court and substance abuse treatment professionals to improve the safety, permanency, well-being and recovery outcomes for children, parents and families. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism www.niaaa.nih.gov The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. NIAAA also provides leadership in the national effort to reduce the severe, and often fatal, consequences of the problem through research, collaboration with related programs, and dissemination of research findings. The Institute also sponsors prevention programs to keep children of all ages alcohol-free. National Institute on Drug Abuse https://www.drugabuse.gov The National Institute on Drug Abuse supports over 85 percent of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction. NIDA works to ensure that the foundation for the nation's drug abuse reduction efforts are based on science. National Institute on Drug Abuse is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). National Voice for the Children https://nacoa.org NACoA’s mission is to eliminate the adverse impact of alcohol and drug use on children and families. NACoA provides resources for everyone, including support for professionals with tools and training in order to better support individuals in pain due to alcohol and drug dependency in their families. NACoA offers a variety of programs and products uniquely designed to offer support and assist individuals at home or in the workplace. It’s the only national membership organization focusing on the children of parents struggling with alcohol or substance abuse. Office of National Drug Control Policy - Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is a component of the Executive Office of the President. The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. The goals of the program are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking, drug-related crime and violence, and drug-related health consequences. Shatterproof www.shatterproof.org Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the devastation addiction causes families. Founded by a father who lost his son to drug addiction, Shatterproof treats addiction like a chronic disease, offering evidence-based and tangible resources for prevention, treatment and recovery. It will foster tolerance and compassion, and dismantle the discrimination and judgment associated with this non-discriminating and devastating disease. Start Your Recovery https://startyourrecovery.org StartYourRecovery.org is a website developed to bring together experts in substance use treatment from leading nonprofit, academic, and government institutions. Their goal is to offer people who are dealing with substance use issues a single source of reputable, objective information about signs, conditions, treatment options, and resources - presented in a user-friendly format and in language that’s easy to understand. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://www.samhsa.gov The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.

Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator - SAMHSA www.findtreatment.samhsa.gov The Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator is a confidential and anonymous source of information for persons seeking treatment facilities in the United States or U.S. Territories for substance use/addiction and/or mental health problems. Search by zip code for substance abuse and mental health treatment. Links to locate self-help groups, peer support and consumer support. Treatment Finder Self Help Groups Addiction Peer Support Mental Health Federal Government - Health and Human Services Agencies Federal Government - Behavioral Health Agencies Federal Government - Informational Websites InsureKidsNow.gov www.insurekidsnow.gov State-specific information about health insurance coverage for children under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). On Our Sleeves www.nationwidechildrens.org/giving/on-our-sleeves The On Our Sleeves movement is a national mission to break the silence surrounding children’s mental health. With free on-line content and resources, On Our Sleeves offers hope to families navigating mental health issues in their own lives. There are also conversation starters and tips for friends, families and co-workers who want to support children living with mental illness. On Our Sleeves also maintains a directory of mental health resources nationally and by state located here. If you are looking for behavioral health resources in your state, they have put together 50 states of resources, including an interactive map, to help individuals and families access behavioral health care providers in or near their communities.

Casey Family Programs www.casey.org Casey Family Programs is committed to helping states, counties and tribes implement effective child welfare practices. The organization supports and assists child welfare systems in their efforts to protect children and create strong families. Children do best in stable families and familiar environments. This gives them the best chance to grow into successful adults. Casey Family Programs is the nation’s largest operating foundation focused entirely on foster care and improving the child welfare system. The Children’s Defense Fund www.childrensdefense.org The CDF provides a voice for all the children of America and focuses on the needs of poor children and those with disabilities. Supported by foundation and corporate grants and individual donations, CDF advocates nationwide on behalf of children, and champions policies and programs to improve their odds. Its policy and advocacy work includes raising awareness, gathering and analyzing data, publishing reports and research, highlighting promising practices, seeking legislative and administrative improvements and implementing policies so they truly benefit the most vulnerable children. Child Welfare Information Gateway www.childwelfare.gov Child Welfare Information Gateway connects child welfare and related professionals to comprehensive information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. They feature the latest on topics from prevention to permanency, including child abuse and neglect, foster care, and adoption. Child Welfare League of America www.cwla.org CWLA leads and engages its network of public and private agencies and partners to advance policies, best practices and collaborative strategies that result in better outcomes for vulnerable children, youth and families. National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov NCSACW is a national resource center providing information, expert consultation, training and technical assistance to child welfare, dependency court and substance abuse treatment professionals to improve the safety, permanency, well-being and recovery outcomes for children, parents and families.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrywww.aacap.org Provides information about developmental, behavioral, emotional and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents. Facts for Families: Offers information on topics such as childhood mental health disorders, where to find help, bullying, and teen substance use Glossary of Symptoms and Mental Illnesses: Defines 17 major mental disorders in easily understandable language Psychiatric Medication: The latest information on children and psychiatric medication Resource Centers: AACAP's Resource Centers empower consumers through patient education. Each AACAP Resource Center contains consumer friendly definitions, answers to frequently asked questions, a definition of clinical resources, expert interviews, abstracts from the JAACAP, and Scientific Proceedings and Facts for Families relevant to each disorder. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Resource Center Anxiety Disorders Resource Center Autism Resource Center Bipolar Disorder Resource Center Bullying Resource Center Conduct Disorders Resource Center Depression Resource Center Disaster Resource Center Military Families Resource Center Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Resource Center Oppositional Defiant Disorder Resource Center Substance Use Resource Center Suicide Resource Center Trauma and Child Abuse Resource Center American Psychological Association www.apa.org APA is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 115,700 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members. APA Books® Magination Press® Children's Books APA and Affiliated Journals APA Videos® Databases APA Digital Learning Reports & Brochures Bring Change 2 Mind www.bringchange2mind.org Bring Change to Mind is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging dialogue about mental health, and to raising awareness, understanding, and empathy. ADD/ADHD Anxiety Disorders Bi-Polar Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Depression Dissociative Identity Disorder Eating Disorders Obsessive Compulsive Disorder PTSD Schizoaffective Disorder Schizophrenia Talk Tool: This tool is meant to show the many ways you can talk about mental health with people in your life. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Children’s Mental Health www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the lead Federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people at home and abroad. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of people in the United States. Center for Mental Health Services www.mentalhealth.org Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services - SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center Center for Parent Information and Resources www.parentcenterhub.org The materials found on the CPIR Hub have been created and archived for parent centers around the country to help them provide support and services to the families they serve. The CPIR employs a user-centered process, gathering the perspectives of its experienced audience—Parent Center staff members and other experts—every step of the way, to create products and services that increase Parent Centers’ knowledge and capacity in specific domains. ​ Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation http://cpr.bu.edu The Center is a research, training, and service organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons who have psychiatric disabilities. Child Mind Institute http://childmind.org The Child Mind Institute is committed to finding effective treatments for childhood psychiatric and learning disorders, building the science of healthy brain development, and empowering children and their families with help, hope, and answers. They offer guides, latest diagnostic information, webinars and chats with experts. Georgia Help Guide for Children with Behavior and Learning Challenges https://gaappleseed.org/media/HelpGuides/HelpGuideStateofGeorgiav.1.pdf These guides include one to two-page informational handouts for parents and caregivers, teachers, advocates and others concerned about school children with behavior or learning challenges. Topics include IEPs, Section 504, student support teams, school discipline and help that is available in public schools and your community. Heads Together www.headstogether.org.uk Heads Together is a mental health initiative spearheaded by The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, which combines a campaign to tackle stigma and change the conversation on mental health with fundraising for a series of innovative new mental health services. HealthyChildren.org www.healthychildren.org Whether you're looking for general information related to child health or for more specific guidance on parenting issues, you'll find information regarding the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) many programs and activities, its policies and guidelines, publications and other child health resources, as well as much, much more. The information comes from the nation's leading child health experts with scientific research supporting its recommendations. HelpGuide www.helpguide.org HelpGuide is a nonprofit mental health and wellness website whose mission is to provide empowering, evidence-based information that you can use to help yourself and your loved ones. HelpGuide is dedicated to Morgan Leslie Segal, who died by suicide in 1996 at the age of 29, and whose parents concluded that the best way to honor the memory of their daughter was by helping people in similar trouble by guiding them toward appropriate information and care. Mental Health America www.mentalhealthamerica.net Mental Health America is dedicated to promoting mental health, preventing mental and substance use conditions and achieving victory over mental illnesses and addictions through advocacy, education, research and service. Mental Health.gov www.mentalhealth.gov MentalHealth.gov provides one-stop access to U.S. government (US Department of Health and Human Services) mental health and mental health problems information. MentalHealth.gov aims to educate and guide by defining mental health and well-being and by providing information on how to get help, including locating resources and services in your community by searching your state zip code. This site also includes special sections on Help for Youth and Veterans. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) www.nami.org The nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and research and is steadfast in its commitment to raise awareness and build a community for hope for all of those in need. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics NIMH offers expert-reviewed information on mental disorders, a range of related topics, and the latest mental health research. Use their A to Z list to find basic information on signs and symptoms, risk factors, treatment, and current clinical trials National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse www.mhselfhelp.org The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is a consumer-run national technical assistance center serving the mental health consumer movement. They help connect individuals to self-help and advocacy resources and offer expertise to self-help groups and other peer-run services for mental health consumers. On Our Sleeves https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/giving/on-our-sleeves The On Our Sleeves movement is a national mission to break the silence surrounding children’s mental health. With free on-line content and resources, On Our Sleeves offers hope to families navigating mental health issues in their own lives. There are also conversation starters and tips for friends, families and co-workers who want support children living with mental illness. On Our Sleeves maintains a directory of national and state mental health resources located here. If you are looking for behavioral health resources in your state, they have put together 50 states of resources, including an interactive map, to help individuals and families access behavioral health care providers in or near their communities. PACER Center www.pacer.org PACER Center, Inc. provides information, training, and assistance to parents of children and young adults with all disabilities; physical, learning, cognitive, emotional, and health. Its mission is to improve and expand opportunities that enhance the quality of life for children and youth with disabilities and their families. PsychHub www.psychhub.com Psych Hub is an online platform providing free, engaging videos about mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention The most comprehensive video library of mental health education in the world, it offers over 100 free, short videos on mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention topics. PsyCom www.psycom.net Psycom seeks to inspire patients and their caregivers to better understand their mental health conditions and to take an active role in their own care. Each piece of content provides a service to the reader through education and empowerment. Schizophrenia Bipolar Disorder PTSD & Trauma Mood Disorders ADD Drug & Alcohol Addiction Depression Eating Disorders Anxiety Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) www.samhsa.gov The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation. SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities. The Institute for Innovation & Implementation – TA Network https://theinstitute.umaryland.edu The Institute serves as the coordinating entity for ‌the National Technical Assistance Network for Children’s Behavioral Health (TA Network), which operates the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC) and provides training and technical assistance to states, tribes, territories, and communities focused on improving children's behavioral health. In addition, the TA Network provides support to communities funded by SAMHSA's Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program ("system of care grantees"), including youth and family leadership and organizations. Youth Mental Health Project http://ymhproject.org The Youth Mental Health Project is a group of individuals who believe that mental health is imperative to all health. They empower young people, parents, and caring adults with the practical knowledge, support and resources they need to nurture their children’s mental health and intervene when they recognize warning signs.

The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness www.allianceforeatingdisorders.com The Alliance for Eating Disorders Awareness is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing programs and activities aimed at outreach, education, early intervention, and advocacy for all eating disorders. They house a a national directory of providers and treatment facilities with expertise in eating disorders searchable by state and zip code here: www.findEDhelp.com. Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy and Action www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org The EDC advances the recognition of eating disorders as a public health priority throughout the United States. They work to promote policies that eliminate the problems faced by people with eating disorders and that may prevent further people from developing eating disorders. National Association of Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders (ANAD) https://anad.org The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders is the oldest organization aimed at fighting eating disorders in the United States. ANAD assists people struggling with eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and also provides resources for families, schools and the eating disorder community. Headquartered in Naperville, Illinois, ANAD is a non-profit organization working in the areas of support, awareness, advocacy, referral, education, and prevention. ANAD runs a 9-5 helpline and help email. The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) www.nationaleatingdisorders.org The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders. NEDA supports individuals and families affected by eating disorders, and serves as a catalyst for prevention, cures and access to quality care.

Active Minds www.activeminds.org Active Minds is a nonprofit organization dedicated to utilizing the student voice to raise mental health awareness among college students. Active Minds empowers students to speak openly about mental health in order to educate others and encourage help-seeking while also providing expertise in college mental health promotion and suicide prevention. Advocates for Youth https://advocatesforyouth.org This organization partners with youth leaders, adult allies, and youth-serving organizations to advocate for policies and champion programs that recognize young people’s rights to honest sexual health information, affordable sexual health services, and the resources and opportunities to create sexual health equity for all youth. DMAX Foundation www.dmaxfoundation.org The DMAX mission is to eliminate stigma and encourage safe and caring conversations about mental health issues and emotional pain in our youth. Mental Health Guide for College Students https://collegestats.org/resources/mental-health-guide CollegeStats designed this guide to help identify the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues for college students. If left untreated, these issues can escalate and become debilitating for students. This guide offers direction on where and when to seek help. Minding Your Mind https://mindingyourmind.org Minding Your Mind’s (MYM) primary objective is to provide mental health education to adolescents, teens and young adults, their parents, teachers and school administrators. Their goal is to reduce the stigma and destructive behaviors often associated with mental health issues. National Adolescent Health Information Center http://nahic.ucsf.edu The overall goal of the National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC) is to improve the health of adolescents by serving as a national resource for adolescent health information and research, and to assure the integration, synthesis, coordination and dissemination of adolescent health-related information. The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health www.thenationalalliance.org The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health is devoted to education, policy analysis, technical assistance, and advocacy in support of long-term, systemic improvements in comprehensive healthcare and insurance coverage for adolescents. National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth https://rhyclearinghouse.acf.hhs.gov The National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) is a free information service for communities, organizations, and individuals interested in developing new and effective strategies for supporting young people and their families. Office of Adolescent Health www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/index.html Adolescent health spans many areas, from mental and physical health to healthy relationships. The choices made and behaviors adopted during these years affect adolescents' overall wellbeing and, potentially, their health throughout their lives. OAH currently monitors five areas of adolescent health: reproductive health, mental health, physical health, substance abuse, and relationships. Youth.gov www.youth.gov Youth.gov is the U.S. government website that helps professionals create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help professionals assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up to date on the latest, youth-related news. YouthHood.org www.youthhood.org Youthhood is a dynamic, curriculum-based tool that can help young adults plan for life after high school. It was designed by staff at the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, located at the University of Minnesota. ​ Youth Mental Health Project http://ymhproject.org/ The Youth Mental Health Project is a group of individuals who believe that mental health is imperative to all health. They empower young people, parents, and caring adults with the practical knowledge, support and resources they need to nurture their children’s mental health and intervene when they recognize warning signs. Youth Move www.youthmovenational.org Youth M.O.V.E National is a youth led national organization devoted to improving services and systems that support positive growth and development by uniting the voices of individuals who have lived experience in various systems including mental health, juvenile justice, education, and child welfare.

Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation www.ecmhc.org/index.html The Center translates research in healthy mental development into materials tailored to the needs of each of the target audiences and makes them available on the center's website. The Center gathers in one place a wide range of materials that address the needs of Head Start staff and families for practical guidance on effective ways to promote young children's social and emotional development and reduce challenging behaviors. It includes an A to Z resource listing. Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL) is focused on promoting the social emotional development and school readiness of young children birth to age 5. CSEFEL is a national resource center funded by the Office of Head Start and Child Care Bureau for disseminating research and evidence-based practices to early childhood programs across the country. Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC) http://ectacenter.org National Technical Assistance Center focuses on building state and local system capacity to improve outcomes for children with disabilities and their families. ECTA Center is funded by a cooperative agreement with the Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. ZERO TO THREE www.zerotothree.org Zero to Three's mission is to promote the healthy development of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities, and those who work on their behalf. Zero to Three is dedicated to advancing current knowledge, promoting beneficial policies and practices, communicating research and best practices to a wide variety of audiences, and providing training, technical assistance, and leadership development.

Campaign for Youth Justice www.campaignforyouthjustice.org The Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ) is a national initiative focused entirely on ending the practice of prosecuting, sentencing, and incarcerating youth under the age of 18 in the adult criminal justice system. The campaign utilizes both federal and state-level strategies for youth justice reform. They believe that any movement must involve those who are most impacted by the laws and policies. Thus, they seek to empower those affected by encouraging them to use their voices and experiences to affect meaningful change. Coalition for Juvenile Justice www.juvjustice.org The Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ) is a nationwide coalition of State Advisory Groups (SAGs), organizations, individuals, youth, and allies dedicated to preventing children and youth from becoming involved in the courts and upholding the highest standards of care when youth are charged with wrongdoing and enter the justice system. CJJ envisions a nation where fewer children are at risk of delinquency; and if they are at risk or involved with the justice system, they and their families receive every possible opportunity to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives. Models for Change www.modelsforchange.net Over the past decade, the Models for Change initiative has advanced reforms to make juvenile justice systems more fair, effective, rational and developmentally appropriate. Based on ground-breaking research, this national effort improved outcomes for kids and communities, while holding young people accountable for their behavior. National Center for Juvenile Justice www.ncjj.org The National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) is the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ). NCJJ is a resource for independent and original research on topics related directly and indirectly to the field of juvenile justice. National Center for Youth Opportunity and Justice https://ncyoj.policyresearchinc.org The National Center for Youth Opportunity and Justice (NCYOJ) aims to improve life opportunities for youth through systems and practice improvement initiatives. They translate research into policy and practice effectuating change that produces more efficient and effective systems, generates better outcomes for vulnerable young people, and maintains safety for youth and their families, youth-serving professionals, and communities as a whole. National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov NCSACW is a national resource center providing information, expert consultation, training and technical assistance to child welfare, dependency court and substance abuse treatment professionals to improve the safety, permanency, well-being and recovery outcomes for children, parents and families. National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges www.ncjfcj.org The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges is dedicated to improving the court system's handling of juvenile and family matters through applied research, technical assistance, and continuing education of judges and juvenile justice professionals on family violence, child abuse and neglect, and child protection and custody. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention www.ojjdp.gov OJJDP's mission is to provide national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. OJJDP accomplishes this by supporting states and local communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it maintains public safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitation tailored to the needs of families and individuals.

Blue Knot Foundation - National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma https://www.blueknot.org.au/resources/videos Blue Knot Foundation has developed a series of 5 short videos with funding from the Federal Department of Health. They focus on survivors, family, friends, partners and loved ones of survivors, health professionals who work with survivors, primary care practitioners who work with survivors and others who work with survivors. National Child Traumatic Stress Network www.nctsn.org The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events. This unique network of frontline providers, family members, researchers, and national partners is committed to changing the course of children’s lives by improving their care and moving scientific gains quickly into practice across the U.S. The NCTSN is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and coordinated by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS). Piplo Productions - Stories for Social Good http://piploproductions.com Helping children and families recover after stressful or traumatic events by using storybooks, clinical psychology and cute characters. Some books are available in Spanish and other languages.

Maternal and Child Health Bureau https://mchb.hrsa.gov The Maternal and Child Health Bureau strives to provide national leadership and to work in partnership with states, communities, private agencies, and families to strengthen the maternal and child health (MCH) infrastructure, assure the availability and use of medical homes, and build knowledge and human resources to assure continued improvement in the health, safety, and well-being of the MCH population. The MCH population includes all America's women, infants, children, adolescents and their families, fathers, and children with special health care needs. National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health www.ncemch.org The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health provides national leadership to the maternal and child health community in program development, policy analysis and education, and state-of-the-art knowledge with the goal of improving the health and well-being of the nation's children and families. A multidisciplinary faculty and staff collaborate with federal agencies, corporate, philanthropic and other professional organizations, and academic institutions to develop national health initiatives, develop and disseminate materials, and provide a virtual library. 2020 Mom www.2020mom.org 2020 Mom closes the gaps in maternal mental health care through education, collaboration and advocacy. It understands the health care system and delivers the maternal mental health message and solutions to stakeholders and thought leaders to drive policy change. It engages advocates to drive change in their communities and states

HealthyChildren.org - from the American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.healthychildren.org/English/Pages/default.aspx HealthyChildren.org is the only parenting website backed by 67​,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. It provides both general information related to child health and specific guidance on parenting issues. You'll also find information regarding the American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) many programs and activities, their policies, guidelines, publications and other child health resources. The information they provide comes from the nation's leading child health experts with scientific research supporting their recommendations. TODAY Parenting Guides https://www.today.com/parenting-guides TODAY Parenting Guides provide benchmarks and tips for your child's academic, physical and social emotional growth from Pre-K through College.

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence https://cspv.colorado.edu The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CVSP) is a research program that provides assistance to groups committed to understanding and preventing violence, especially adolescent violence. CVSP maintains an information clearinghouse that collects research literature and resources on the causes and prevention of violence and provides direct information services to the public by offering online searchable customized databases. Center for Violence and Injury Prevention https://cvip.wustl.edu The Center for Violence and Injury Prevention (CVIP) promotes healthy young families and healthy young adults by advancing evidence-based violence prevention through a range of education, research, and training activities on topics that include child abuse and neglect and sexual violence. Childhelp www.childhelp.org Childhelp is dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD, operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and offers prevention, intervention and treatment programs. National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation www.preventtogether.org The mission of the National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation is, through a unified effort of national cross-disciplinary organizations and experts, to promote the healthy development of children and youth, and prevent and end their sexual abuse and exploitation. National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence www.nccafv.org The National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence is a nonprofit organization serving as a private sector response to the problems of child, spousal, and elder abuse. The Council's primary purpose is to strengthen, professionally and practically, community child abuse and family violence prevention and treatment programs nationwide. A broad range of activities is included in the Council's three major program areas: public awareness and education, professional development, and organizational development. National Exchange Club Foundation www.nationalexchangeclub.org The National Exchange provides a variety of public awareness materials designed to help inform and increase awareness of child abuse and how it can be prevented. These are used in conjunction with Exchange Clubs and Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention Centers. National Online Safety https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources National Online Safety's suite of learning materials, classroom resources and lesson plans help teachers educate children about how to stay safe online. Parents Anonymous, Inc. http://parentsanonymous.org Parents Anonymous Inc. is a family strengthening organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Parents Anonymous, Inc. provides specialized trainings, customized technical assistance, public awareness and outreach strategies, and evaluation services to states, counties, and community-based organizations on a wide range of topics related to children and families. Prevent Child Abuse America https://preventchildabuse.org Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA) is committed to promoting legislation, policies, and programs that help prevent child abuse and neglect, support healthy childhood development, and strengthen families. Working with state chapters, PCCA provides leadership to promote and implement prevention efforts at the national and local levels. Zero Abuse Project www.zeroabuseproject.org The mission of Zero Abuse Project is to protect children from abuse and sexual assault, by engaging people and resources through a trauma-informed approach of education, research, advocacy, and advanced technology.

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) https://afsp.org AFPS is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death. American Association of Suicidology www.suicidology.org The membership of AAS includes mental health and public health professionals, researchers, suicide prevention and crisis intervention centers, school districts, crisis center volunteers, survivors of suicide loss, attempt survivors, and a variety of lay persons who have in interest in suicide prevention. Crisis Text Line www.crisistextline.org Text from anywhere in the USA to communicate with a trained crisis counselor. Every texter is connected with a crisis counselor, a real-life human being trained to bring texters from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening and collaborative problem solving. All of Crisis Text Line's crisis counselors are volunteers, donating their time to helping people in crisis. The Jason Foundation http://jasonfoundation.com The Jason Foundation, Inc. (JFI) is dedicated to the prevention of the “Silent Epidemic” of youth suicide through educational and awareness programs that equip young people, educators/youth workers and parents with the tools and resources to help identify and assist at-risk youth. The Jed Foundation (JED) www.jedfoundation.org A non-profit organization that protects emotional health and prevent suicide for our nation's teens and young adults. Transitioning into adulthood can bring big changes and intense challenges. The Jed Foundation (JED) empowers teens and young adults with the skills and support to grow into healthy, thriving adults. Minding Your Mind https://mindingyourmind.org Minding Your Mind’s (MYM) primary objective is to provide mental health education to adolescents, teens and young adults, their parents, teachers and school administrators. Our goal is to reduce the stigma and destructive behaviors often associated with mental health issues. National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention https://theactionalliance.org The Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance) is the nation’s public-private partnership for suicide prevention. The Action Alliance works with more than 250 national partners to advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Current priority areas include: transforming health systems, transforming communities, and changing the conversation. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States. The Lifeline is comprised of a national network of over 160 local crisis centers, combining custom local care and resources with national standards and best practices. umttr - Your Life Matters http://umttr.org umttr is a community of young adults leading a movement to change the story from bullying, depression and suicide to a compassionate culture where every person matters. They work to empower schools and youth athletic organizations with funds, information, and tools. Zero Suicide http://zerosuicide.sprc.org Zero Suicide is a key concept of the 2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, a priority of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (Action Alliance), a project of Education Development Center's Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), and supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The foundational belief of Zero Suicide is that suicide deaths for individuals under care within health and behavioral health systems are preventable.

Anxiety Disorders Anxiety.org www.anxiety.org Anxiety.org, is committed to making a difference in the lives of those who suffer from anxiety. They disseminate cutting edge mental health research and insights from world-class doctors, therapists, researchers, and specialists who have dedicated their lives to understanding and curing anxiety. Anxiety and Depression Association of America https://adaa.org ADAA is an international nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through education, practice, and research. ADAA’s unique interlinked consumer and professional mission focuses on improving quality of life for those with these disorders. National Anxiety Foundation www.nationalanxietyfoundation.org The National Anxiety Foundation offers free educational material written by experts in the field of psychology regarding anxiety disorders such as panic attack, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder. International OCD Foundation https://iocdf.org The International OCD Foundation is a non-profit organization that aims to "help everyone affected by obsessive compulsive disorder and related disorders to live full and productive lives." As part of their mission to raise awareness about OCD and related disorders, increase access to effective treatment, help end stigma, and foster a community, the IOCDF provides resources and programs throughout the year for individuals affected by OCD, their families, and mental health professionals, alike. Obsessive Compulsive Foundation https://iocdf.org Information and Assistance for individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder and related disorders. The mission of the International OCD Foundation is to help everyone affected by obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders to live full and productive lives. Their aim is to increase access to effective treatment, end the stigma associated with mental health issues, and foster a community for those affected by OCD and the professionals who treat them. Attention Deficit Disorders ​​​​​​​ Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) https://chadd.org Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) is a national, non-profit organization providing education, advocacy and support for individuals with ADHD. In addition, CHADD also publishes a variety of printed materials to keep members and professionals current on research advances, medications and treatments affecting individuals with ADHD. MY ADHD www.myadhd.com A unique site that aids in the assessment and treatment of those with ADHD. Assessment, tracking and treatment tools for behavior management for parents, educators, doctors, and adults. Understood www.understood.org/en Fifteen nonprofit organizations have joined forces to support parents of the one in five children with learning and attention issues throughout their journey. Provide resources and chats with experts. Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism Science Foundation https://autismsciencefoundation.org The Autism Science Foundation’s mission is to support autism research by providing funding and other assistance to scientists and organizations conducting, facilitating, publicizing and disseminating autism research. The organization also provides information about autism to the general public and serves to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders and the needs of individuals and families affected by autism. Autistic Self Advocacy Network https://autisticadvocacy.org The Autistic Self Advocacy Network seeks to advance the principles of the disability rights movement with regard to autism. ASAN believes that the goal of autism advocacy should be a world in which autistic people enjoy equal access, rights, and opportunities Autism Society www.autism-society.org The Autism Society of America has been improving the lives of all affected by autism for over 50 years and envisions a world where individuals and families living with autism are able to maximize their quality of life, are treated with the highest level of dignity, and live in a society in which their talents and skills are appreciated and valued. They provide advocacy, education, information and referral, support, and community at national, state and local levels through a strong nationwide network of affiliates. Autism Speaks www.autismspeaks.org Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of individuals with autism and their families through advocacy and support; increasing understanding and acceptance of people with autism spectrum disorder; and advancing research into causes and better interventions for autism spectrum disorder and related conditions. CARD (Center for Autism and Related Disabilities) https://hscj.ufl.edu/pediatrics/autism Provides support and assistance to optimize the potential of people with autism and related disabilities from the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville. Future Horizons www.fhautism.com Future Horizons was created to meet the needs of teachers, therapists, and family members who face the challenge of autism. It provides an online catalog with extensive information on Asperger’s and autism. O.A.S.I.S. (Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support) www.aspergersyndrome.org Provides resources for families and medical professionals who deal with the challenges of Asperger Syndrome, Autism, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder / Not Otherwise Specified. (PDD/NOS) This resource is maintained by Barb Kirby, and has been made possible by a generous grant of space and assistance by the University of Delaware. Odyssey Foundation www.odysseyfoundationla.org The Odyssey Foundation is committed to reducing childhood obesity and other childhood illnesses that affect the growth and development of children. Additionally, it provides resources to families of children with autism spectrum disorders. Operation Autism https://operationautism.org Operation Autism is a web-based resource specifically designed and created to support military families that have children with autism. It is the shared product of the vision and energy of the Organization for Autism Research (OAR) and the funding support of the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Pathfinders for Autism www.pathfindersforautism.org Parent sponsored, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with autism and their families. Depression and Bipolar Disorder ​​​​​​​ Anxiety and Depression Association of America https://adaa.org ADAA is an international nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and co-occurring disorders through education, practice, and research. ADAA’s unique interlinked consumer and professional mission focuses on improving quality of life for those with these disorders. Depression and Bi-Polar Support Alliance (DBSA) www.dbsalliance.org The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA) is the nation’s leading patient-directed organization focusing on the most prevalent mental illnesses – depression and bipolar disorder. The organization fosters an understanding about the impact and management of these life-threatening illnesses by providing up-to-date, scientifically based tools and information written in language the general public can understand. DBSA supports research to promote more timely diagnosis, develop more effective and tolerable treatments and discover a cure. The organization works to ensure that people living with mood disorders are treated equitably. Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America https://sardaa.org The Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America promotes improvement in lives affected by schizophrenia-related brain illnesses (mental illnesses involving psychosis). SARDAA promotes hope and recovery through support programs, education, collaboration, and advocacy. Their vision is that every person living with a schizophrenia-related brain disorder receives respect, appropriate treatment and an opportunity to live a meaningful and satisfying life in a compassionate community free of discrimination. Tourette’s Syndrome Association, Inc. https://tourette.org The Tourette Association of America (formerly known as the Tourette Syndrome Association) has emerged as the premier national non-profit organization working to make life better for all people affected by Tourette and tic disorders.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation www.aecf.org Producer of the KIDS Count Data Book. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human-service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today’s vulnerable children and families. Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness https://abhw.org A nonprofit focused on ensuring better health outcomes for individuals and communities by advocating on behalf of health plans for improved access and higher quality care. ABHW works to advance federal policy and mental health and addiction services. Is the national voice for payers that manage behavioral health insurance benefits. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law www.bazelon.org An advocate for people with mental health disabilities with a mission to protect and advance the rights of adults and children. Their work in education is mostly based around protecting the rights of students in public schools under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). Beach Center on Disability https://beachcenter.lsi.ku.edu The Beach Center on Disability focuses research, training, and advocacy on promoting abilities of people of all ages who experience disability, in order to assure a self-determined, goal-driven, and self-selected quality of life within communities where everyone lives. Information and additional resources on mental health disabilities for families provided by the University of Kansas. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities www.cbpp.org Nonpartisan research and policy institute that pursues federal and state policies designed both to reduce poverty and inequality and to restore fiscal responsibility in equitable and effective ways. Expertise in budget and tax issues and in programs and policies that help low-income people, in order to help inform debates and achieve better policy outcomes. Center for Family Policy and Practice https://cffpp.org The Center for Family Policy and Practice is a nationally focused public policy organization conducting policy research, technical assistance, training, litigation, and public education in order to focus attention on the barriers faced by never-married, low-income fathers and their families. Current primary projects include domestic violence and fatherhood and child welfare and fatherhood policy. Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc. www.chcs.org The Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is a health policy resource center dedicated to improving health care quality for low-income children and adults, people with chronic illnesses and disabilities, frail elders, and racially and ethnically diverse populations experiencing disparities in care. Child Trends www.childtrends.org Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center based in Bethesda, Maryland that conducts research on children, children's families, child well-being, and factors affecting children's lives. Children's Bureau www.acf.hhs.gov/cb The Children's Bureau, the oldest Federal agency for children and families, is located within the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. The Bureau is responsible for assisting States in the delivery of child welfare services designed to protect children and to strengthen families. The Bureau provides grants to States, Tribes, and communities to operate a range of child welfare services including child protective services, family preservation and support, foster care, adoption, and independent living. Children’s Defense Fund – Leave No Child Behind www.childrensdefense.org Children’s Defense Fund provides a strong, effective and independent voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby or speak for themselves. They pay particular attention to the needs of poor children, children of color and those with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investments before they get sick, drop out of school, get into trouble or suffer family breakdown. Children’s Mental Health Network www.cmhnetwork.org The Children’s Mental Health Network provides weekly news and unbiased analysis of key issues focused on children, youth and families’ mental health and well-being. The Children’s Mental Health Network strives to be a fair and independent source of information about children’s mental health, creating a forum for sharing diverse ideas and opinions about ways to improve the lives of children and youth living with mental health conditions and their families. Disability Scoop www.disabilityscoop.com Disability Scoop is the nation’s largest news organization devoted to covering developmental disabilities. With daily coverage of autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and more, no other news source offers a timelier and more comprehensive take on the issues that matter to the developmental disability community. Duke Center for Child and Family Policy https://childandfamilypolicy.duke.edu/ At the Center for Child and Family Policy, they pursue science-based solutions to important problems affecting today’s children and families. The Center emphasizes the bridge from research to policy and practice through an integrated system of research, teaching, service and policy engagement. Faces of Voices & Recovery https://facesandvoicesofrecovery.org Dedicated to organizing and mobilizing the over 23 million Americans in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, our families, friends and allies into recovery community organizations and networks, to promote the right and resources to recover through advocacy, education and demonstrating the power and proof of long-term recovery. Families USA https://familiesusa.org Families USA advances its mission by combining policy expertise and partnerships with community, state, and national leaders to forge transformational solutions that improve the health and health care of our nation’s families. Family Run Executive Leadership Association (FREDLA) https://www.fredla.org The Family Run Executive Director Leadership Association (FREDLA) serves as the national representative and advocate for family-run organizations and their executive directors and supports effective stewardship of family-run organizations. Family Voices http://familyvoices.org Family Voices is a national family-led organization of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) and disabilities. They 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. First Focus Campaign for Children https://campaignforchildren.org The First Focus Campaign for Children is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization affiliated with First Focus, a bipartisan children’s advocacy organization. The Campaign for Children advocates directly for legislative change in Congress to ensure children and families are a priority in federal policy and budget decisions. Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development https://gucchd.georgetown.edu The Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development (GUCCHD) was established over 50 years ago to improve the quality of life for all children and youth and their families, especially those with special health care needs, behavioral health challenges or disabilities (including adults with disabilities). The Kennedy-Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity www.kennedysatcher.org Collaborative effort toward equal treatment of mental health and substance use disorders through targeted efforts to aggregate and elevate parity implementation, conduct research that informs mental health policy, and engage key stakeholders to advance mental and behavioral health equity. The Kennedy Forum www.thekennedyforum.org The Kennedy Forum leads a national dialogue on transforming the health care system by uniting mental health advocates, business leaders, and government agencies around a common set of principles, including full implementation of the Federal Parity Law. The Forum aims to achieve health equity by advancing evidence-based practices, policies, and programming for the treatment of mental health and addiction. The Kenndy Forum maintains the National Parity Registry - www.parityregistry.org. Mental Health for US www.mentalhealthforus.net Mental Health for US is a nonpartisan educational initiative focused on elevating mental health and addiction in national policy. Mental Health Liaison Group www.mhlg.org The Mental Health Liaison Group (MHLG) is a coalition of national organizations representing consumers, family members, mental health and addiction providers, advocates, payers and other stakeholders committed to strengthening Americans’ access to mental health and addiction care. As trusted leaders in the field, our 60+ member organizations are dedicated to elevating the national conversation around mental health and addiction. Together, they work to advance federal policies that support prevention, early intervention, treatment and recovery services and supports. National Association for Children’s Behavioral Health (NACBH) www.nacbh.org Their mission is to advance the field of children’s behavioral health by engaging talented and promising leaders to identify emerging practices of excellence and transform them into effective public policy, while promoting their broad implementation. NADD www.thenadd.org NADD is a not-for-profit membership association established for professionals, care providers and families to promote understanding of and services for individuals who have developmental disabilities and mental health needs. The mission of NADD is to advance mental wellness for persons with developmental disabilities through the promotion of excellence in mental health care. National Association for Rural Mental Health www.narmh.org The National Association for Rural Mental Health seeks to promote the linkage of the diverse voices of rural mental health, through its activities as a membership organization. As a national organization, NARMH provides a forum for rural mental health professionals, advocates, and consumers to identify issues and problems, share innovative solutions and model programs, and speak with a shared voice on issues of rural mental health concern. National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors www.nasmhpd.org The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) is a membership organization that represents State commissioners/directors and their agencies. The NASMHPD also includes five divisions comprised of directors of special populations/services, such as Children, Youth & Families, as well as a Medical Directors Council. The purpose of these entities is to provide technical assistance and expert consultation to the Commissioners/Directors on issues specific to those populations. National Council for Behavioral Health www.thenationalcouncil.org The National Council for Behavioral Health is the unifying voice of America’s health care organizations that deliver mental health and addictions treatment and services. The National Council is committed to all Americans having access to comprehensive, high-quality care that affords every opportunity for recovery. The National Council introduced Mental Health First Aid USA and more than 1.5 million Americans have been trained. The National Council maintains the Policy Action Center - www.thenationalcouncil.org/policy-action National Disability Rights Network www.ndrn.org NDRN is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP). There is a P&A/CAP agency in every state and U.S. territory as well as one serving the Native American population in the four corners region. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States. One Mind https://onemind.org By supporting and funding best-in-class brain science, One Mind works to speed up discoveries in brain health research through the principles of large-scale open-science. It brings together the best minds in neuroscience around a collective goal to more effectively diagnose, prevent, treat, and even cure brain disease and injury. Partnership for America's Children https://foramericaschildren.org The Partnership for America’s Children’s mission is to support its network of state and community child advocacy organizations in effective advocacy. The Partnership connects its members to peer expertise and national resources and facilitates interstate collaborations to deepen the level of impact of child advocacy within and across states. It fosters policy expertise, advocacy skills, and strong organizations. PATHWAYS - Portland State University’s Research and Training Center www.pathwaysrtc.pdx.edu The RTC for Pathways to Positive Futures aims to improve the lives of youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions through rigorous research and effective training and dissemination. Their work is guided by the perspectives of young people and their families and based in a positive development framework. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation www.rwjf.org The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the nation’s largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health. They support research and programs targeting some of America’s most pressing health issues—from substance abuse to improving access to quality health care. Scattergood Foundation www.scattergoodfoundation.org The Scattergood Foundation believes major disruption is needed to build a stronger, more effective, compassionate, and inclusive health care system - one that improves well-being and quality of life as much as it treats illness and disease. Staff provides a variety of technical assistance and consulting services to grantees and partners. The Foundation provides a platform for individuals and organizations to present ideas and theories which challenge the status quo in behavioral health. Stand for Children http://stand.org For more than 20 years, Stand for Children has advocated for better and equal education standards for all children by utilizing a strong three-pillared approach: Parents, Politics, and Policy. Coupling this with organizing and empowering parents and community has led to policy, legislation, election, and budget wins across our 9 states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington. Its Chief Executive Officer is Jonah Edelman, the son of Marian Wright Edelman, child advocate and founder of the Children's Defense Fund. Wrights Law www.wrightslaw.com Vast repository of information and resources on special education law and advocacy for children.

Alliance for Excellent Education https://all4ed.org The mission of the Alliance for Excellent Education is to promote high school transformation to make it possible for every child to graduate prepared for postsecondary learning and success in life. All4Ed advocates on behalf of students who are underperforming and/or historically underserved, and provides an opportunity to improve individual lives, reinvigorate local communities, and break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law www.bazelon.org Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is a leading advocate for people with mental health disabilities with a mission to protect and advance the rights of adults and children. Their work in education is mostly based around protecting the rights of students in public schools under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). Under these laws, all students — regardless of mental illness or ability — should be able to receive accommodation and education while being integrated into the classroom. Georgia Help Guide for Children with Behavior and Learning Challenges https://gaappleseed.org/media/HelpGuides/HelpGuideStateofGeorgiav.1.pdf These guides include one or two-page informational handouts. The guides are meant to be easily accessible to readers of different abilities and shareable. Topics include IEPs, Section 504, Student Support Teams, and School Discipline. National Center for Learning Disabilities www.ncld.org The mission of NCLD is to improve the lives of the 1 in 5 children and adults nationwide with learning and attention issues—by empowering parents and young adults, transforming schools and advocating for equal rights and opportunities. The NCLD works to create a society in which every individual possesses the academic, social and emotional skills needed to succeed in school, at work and in life. National Center on Secondary Education and Transition www.ncset.org/default.asp The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) coordinates national resources, offers technical assistance, and disseminates information related to secondary education and transition for youth with disabilities in order to create opportunities for youth to achieve successful futures. PACER Center www.pacer.org PACER provides individual assistance, workshops, publications, and other resources to help families make decisions about education and other services for their child or young adult with disabilities. Understood www.understood.org/en Fifteen nonprofit organizations have joined forces to support parents of the one in five children with learning and attention issues throughout their journey. It provides resources and chats with experts. U.S. Department of Education (DOE) www.ed.gov The DOE's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. Their 4,400 employees and $68 billion budget are dedicated to: establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds; collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research; focusing national attention on key educational issues; and prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education. Wrights Law www.wrightslaw.com Vast repository for information regarding special education law and advocacy for children.

The Catalyst Center https://ciswh.org/about Dedicated to expanding the impact of social work in health care and public health in order to improve the health and well-being of vulnerable populations nationally and globally. Health Finder.gov https://healthfinder.gov Browse health topics A to Z. When making decisions about your health, it’s important to know where to get the most reliable information. At https://healthfinder.gov and https://healthfinder.gov/myhealthfinder, one can connect with science-based prevention and wellness information to act on today. Healthfinder.gov is a website managed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. MedlinePlus https://medlineplus.gov MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's website for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, at no cost. National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov The National Institutes of Health is the nation's steward of medical and behavioral research. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability. Through its more than two dozen institutes and centers, NIH conducts research, supports the research of other scientists and researchers at universities, medical schools, hospitals, and institutions in the United States and abroad, helps train researchers, and fosters communication of medical information. NIH is an agency of the Public Health Services, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development www.nichd.nih.gov The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development supports and conducts research on topics related to the health of children, adults, families, and populations. The NICHD works to ensure that every child is born healthy and wanted, that women suffer no harmful effects from the reproductive process, and that all children have a chance to fulfill their potential for a healthy and productive life, free of disease or disability. NICHD is a program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Odyssey Foundation www.odysseyfoundationla.org The Odyssey Foundation is committed to reducing childhood obesity and other childhood illnesses that affect the growth and development of children. Additionally, it provides resources to families of children with autism spectrum disorders. Rural Health Information Hub www.ruralhealthinfo.org The Rural Health Information Hub, formerly the Rural Assistance Center, is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to be a national clearinghouse on rural health issues. The RHIhub is your guide to improving health for rural residents and provides access to current and reliable resources and tools to help you learn about rural health needs and work to address them. If you're looking for information, opportunities, and resources on rural health, this is the right place.

Generations United www.grandfamilies.org Resources include information on existing state laws and policies affecting grandparents raising grandchildren. Grandfamilies.org serves as a national legal resource in support of grandfamilies within and outside the child welfare system. Its goals are to educate individuals about state laws, legislation and policy in support of grandfamilies; assist interested policymakers, advocates, caregivers, and attorneys in exploring policy options to support relatives and the children in their care; and provide technical assistance and training. National Kinship Alliance for Children www.govserv.org/US/National-Kinship-Alliance The National Kinship Alliance for Children is a nationwide network of Kinship Caregivers, community members, and professionals working together to provide education and support, advocacy, and thought leadership for children, grandparents, and kinship families. Their vision is all children having healthy and stable relationships with their grandparents and other relatives. They provide support and advocacy. The Grandkin Guide, Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for Relatives Raising Children explains what extended families can expect when asked to care for relative children. The guide provides information on kinship care, legal custody, financial assistance, trauma-informed parenting, answers to frequently asked questions, and more.

National Parent Helpline® Call the National Parent Helpline® to get emotional support from a trained advocate and become empowered and a stronger parent. Available 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday. 1-855-427-2736 (4APARENT)

Childhelp® The hotline offers crisis intervention, information, and referrals to thousands of emergency, social service, and support resources. All calls are confidential. Available 24/7, 365 days a year. 1-800-422-4453 (4ACHILD) Darkness to Light (Child Sexual Abuse) Call for resources, support or to have questions answered by a trained crisis counselor, 24/7 at no charge. All conversations are confidential. 1-866-367-5444 (FORLIGHT)

SAMHSA's National Drug and Alcohol Helpline The National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Hotline provides information, in English and Spanish, on alcohol and drug abuse, local treatment options, and support from counselors on alcohol, drug or family problems. It is a is a free, confidential, and available 24/7, 365 days a year. 1-800-662-4357 (HELP) Partnership for Drug-Free Kids Drug Free's helpline is for parents, caregivers and family members or anyone else playing a supportive role in the life of a young person struggling with drug or alcohol use. Trained specialists are ready to listen, help you find answers and make an action plan to help your loved one. Support is provided in English and Spanish from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 1-855-378-4373 Text a message to 55753 Lines for Life Drug & Alcohol Helpline For individuals and family members seeking crisis intervention, treatment referral, and chemical-dependency information. Free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 1-800-923-4357 Click here for online Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Click here for online Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline SAMHSA’s National Helpline is a free, confidential, treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. Available 24/7, 365 days a year. 1-800-662-HELP (4357) National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) HelpLine The NAMI HelpLine is a free, nationwide peer-support service providing information, resource referrals and support to people living with mental health conditions, their family members and caregivers, mental health providers and the public. Available from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday. 1-800-950-6264 (NAMI)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. 1-800-273-TALK (8255) - English 1-888-628-9454 - Spanish TTY: 1-800-799-4889 (4TTY) The Trevor Project A support line for young people in crisis, feeling suicidal or in need of a safe, judgment-free place to talk. Available 24/7, 365 days a year. 1-866-488-7386 National Hopeline Network Hopeline provides support with trained counselors through this national hotline to prevent suicide. 1-800-442-4673 (HOPE) Lines for Life YouthLine YouthLine is a free, confidential teen-to-teen crisis and help line. Contact us with anything that may be bothering you. Teens are available to help daily from 4-10pm Pacific Time (adults are available by phone at all other times). 1-877-968-8491 Text teen2teen to 839863 Click here to access chat and email options. National Runaway Safeline A helpline for youth and teens who have run away or are thinking about running away as well as for parents and caregivers. Each team member has been trained to handle a crisis, provide support and listen to your story. 1-800-786-2929 (RUNAWAY) Click here for call, chat, email and forum options. Military Helpline The Military Helpline is here with free and confidential crisis intervention and sensitivity to military-specific issues. Staffed by veterans and others trained in military culture. Available 24/7, 365 days a year. 1-888-457-4838 Trans Lifeline’s Peer Support Hotline Trans Lifeline’s hotline is a crisis peer support service run by trans people, for trans and questioning callers. All operators are trans-identified. Available 24/7, 365 days a year. 1-877-565-8860

National Domestic Violence Hotline Our highly-trained advocates are available 24/7/365 to talk confidentially with anyone experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship. Information provided in Englishand Spanish. 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) Text: LOVEIS to 22522 TTY: 1-800-787-3224 Video Phone Only for Deaf Callers: 1-206-518-9361

National Hunger Hotline Refers people in need of emergency food assistance to food pantries, government programs, and model grassroots organizations that work to improve access to healthful, nutritious food, and build self-reliance. Available Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET. 1-866-3-HUNGRY 1-877-8-HAMBRE (for Spanish) Click hereto search by zip code. WhyHunger.org The WhyHunger Hotline refers people in need across the U.S. to food pantries, soup kitchens, summer meals sites, government nutrition programs and grassroots organizations, especially those that provide access to nutritious foods and nutritional support services. 1-800-548-6479 (5-HUNGRY) Click here to search by zip code. Information on this page is provided in English and Spanish.

Supreme Court Protects Rights of Students with Disabilities On June 12, 2025, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that families suing schools under the Americans with Disabilities Act for discrimination against students with disabilities, including mental health and behavioral challenges, do not need to prove “bad faith or gross misjudgment” on part of the school. This will allow families whose children do not receive legally-required support to continue to use the court system to hold schools accountable. Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP for Transition-Aged Youth released a report on June 11, 2025 that includes recommendations on transitions from pediatric to adult care for Medicaid-covered children and youth with special health care needs, including mental health and substance use challenges. This report was sent to Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson to inform policy. Family Peer Support Services: Broadening the View SAMHSA Fact Sheet The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released a new fact sheet Family Peer Support Services: Broadening the View in January 2025 with considerations and recommendation for expanding family peer support services to include all family members as more siblings, spouses, adult children, and others step into a caregiving role for their loved ones with mental health and/or substance use disorders. Executive Orders Affecting Charitable Nonprofits This fact sheet from the National Council of Nonprofits explains the various Executive Orders that have been released in early 2025 that affect nonprofit organizations’ funding and operations directly and indirectly. This fact sheet will be regularly updated. The First Focus Campaign for Children Legislative Scorecard First Focus Campaign for Children’s Legislative Scorecard reflects the votes, bill sponsorships, and other actions lawmakers took during the 118th Congress, which began in January 2023 and ran through January 2025. See how your legislators scored in their advocacy for children and families. Urging the Supreme Court to Protect Rights of Students with Disabilities in ADA Education Case On March 5, 2025, Bazelon and a coalition of national disability rights organizations filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the civil rights of students with disabilities in AJT v. Osseo Area Schools, a landmark case concerning the standards for proving disability discrimination claims in K-12 education. The brief argues that students with disabilities should not face a higher legal standard when seeking justice for discrimination in K-12 schools than exists in all other settings covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504). 17 State Lawsuit to End Section 504 - Texas vs. Becerra 17 states are asking the court to get rid of Section 504. The states disagree with a few things in the updated Section 504 rules. The lawsuit asks the court to get rid of all the updated rules—and to get rid of Section 504 itself, not just the rules they disagree with. The lawsuit claims the Section 504 goes against the United States Constitution. The lawsuit says that no one should have to follow any part of Section 504. A Joint Status Report filed on February 19th, affirmed the states continued pursual of this lawsuit. You can also learn more with the Plain Language Explainer - Texas v. Becerra. Lend Your Voice of Experience NFF is working alongside Lifting Voices to contribute data for two important surveys, to better understand and improve mental health and substance use services for youth and young adults by uplifting the voices of youth, young adults, and their caregivers: · Parent or Caregiver Survey: This survey is for parents or caregivers of youth aged 12 to 25 who have required interventions for conditions such as mental health, behavioral, attentional, or substance use needs. · Youth and Young Adults: This survey is for individuals aged 12 to 25 who have experienced mental health and/or substance use conditions. It seeks to gather insights on accessing care and recommendations for service improvements. Substance Use An Assessment of Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Facilities Across the U.S.  The annual National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey provides an assessment of the supply and characteristics of substance use and mental health treatment facilities at a national and state level. This is an annual survey sent to all substance use and mental health treatment facilities to assess the supply and characteristics of these facilities at a national and state level. Key indicators are available at a national and state level State Health Facts.  Partnership to End Addiction’s Insurance Resource Center In this resource center, the Partnership to End Addiction explains some of the details of insurance, including your rights to receiving coverage for proper substance use disorder support. There are many tools and resources you can use when trying to use your insurance to pay for treatment or when navigating a denial. Center for Addiction Recovery Support (CARS) The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Office of Recovery, in partnership with One World Recovery Network (OWRN), has announced the launch of the new Center for Addiction Recovery Support (CARS) to provide essential training and technical assistance (TTA) led by people in recovery and allies to help organizations better provide recovery supports to individuals facing substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Resources Zero to Three Fact Sheet - Medicaid: What’s At Stake Zero to Three created a national-level data fact sheet with stats on the number and background of children and babies who rely on Medicaid. IRS Raises ABLE Account Deposit Limit Starting January 2025, individuals with disabilities can accrue more money than before in a special type of account that allows people to save without jeopardizing access to Medicaid and other government benefits. Contributions to ABLE accounts can total up to $19,000 for 2025. That’s an increase from $18,000 last year. The change comes after the Internal Revenue Service raised the federal gift tax limit. Since the cap on annual deposits for ABLE accounts is tied to that figure, it will grow too. Workforce Solutions Partnership: Call to Action to Build a Sustainable Behavioral Health Workforce The Workforce Solutions Partnership is a collaboration between the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, Health Management Associates and The College for Behavioral Health Leadership that is driving comprehensive solutions. Their collaborative approach brings together policymakers, health care leaders, behavioral health professionals, government entities, health plans, academic institutions, professional associations, philanthropists, technology companies and other partners to build a comprehensive strategy that addresses workforce challenges through: Immediate interventions to support current professionals. Long-term strategies to attract and retain talent. Innovative approaches to expand access and quality of care. The Office of Special Education Programs Releases Two New Fast Facts These Fast Facts spotlight OSEP’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 618 data on personnel and educational environments of children with disabilities in early childhood settings. They are packed with visualizations that help make IDEA 618 data easy to interpret and share. (1) OSEP Fast Facts: Educational Environments of Children with Disabilities Served under IDEA Part B Section 619 and (2) OSEP Fast Facts: Part B Personnel. 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act Report to Congress The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) report outlines the incredible progress our country has made in implementing the bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021, building on the federal parity law. The report highlights continued issues and shows how the Departments of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Treasury have reduced barriers to care, as well as showing that MHPAEA compliance is something that plans can achieve if they make an attempt. New Report from Mental Health America on Social Media and Youth Wellbeing Mental Health America’s latest report, Breaking the Algorithm: Redesigning Social Media for Youth Well-Being, dives deep into how social media is impacting young people’s mental health, relationships, and daily lives. Born from the Breaking the Algorithm summit and research project, this initiative was led and co-created by young people every step of the way. This report brings together insights from over 900 survey respondents, focus groups with young people, and conversations with our youth co-researchers to explore: 1. The dual nature of social media as both a connector and a source of harm; 2. How algorithms shape youth experiences, often without their full understanding or consent; 3. Why it’s critical to empower young people with tools, education, and a voice in the systems that shape their digital worlds. Vibrant Emotional Health Created Two New State-Level Resources 2024 State Appropriations for the 988 Lifeline: This resource page includes graphics for all 50 states explaining the allocated budget amount, budget length, budget status, and information about changes, where applicable. Interactive Legislative Map: This tool allows users to view current legislation related to the 988 Lifeline in their state, which can be filtered by issue areas such as student ID cards or mobile crisis. Adoption Competence National Directory Adoption journeys are unique, and so are the challenges that come with them. The Cetner for Adoption Support and Education has released an Adoption National Directory, a one-stop shop to access hundreds of mental health therapists nationwide, all with specialized training in supporting adoptive, foster, and kinship families. Report on Policy Recommendations to Improve Youth Health Care System Delivery This report from the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Task Force outlines policies that if implemented would redesign the health care delivery system to better support youth by Strengthening and growing the behavioral health workforce, Increasing transparency and compliance to screening and treatment requirements, Promoting integrated primary care and behavioral health services for youth, Addressing the needs of youth with greatest behavioral health needs, and Strengthening crisis and stabilization services. Read the full report here.

To learn more about the legislation advocacy efforts where you live, visit this slideshow to connect with organizations working in your state. Stay up-to-date with state-based news by subscribing to the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors’ newsletter. Policies and Legislation Alaska Foster Children Psychiatric Treatment Act (H.B.36) Representative Andrew Gray (D) introduced H.B.36, which would require a judicial hearing within seven days of admission of a foster child to an acute psychiatric hospital with the possibility of an additional seven-day extension in an effort to reduce the hospitalization of foster children who are hospitalized for longer than they need or when they do not need to be hospitalized at all. H.B.36 also allows parties to appear remotely thus reducing cost and protecting expedient due process. This bill passed the AK House on March 26, 2025. It was read in the AK Senate and referred to the Health & Social Services Committee on March 28, 2025. Medical Assistance: Children Under Age 6 Act (H.B.151) Alaskan Representatives Alyse Galvin (I) and Zack Fields (D) introduced a bill on March 24, 2025 that would allow children under six years of age to be continuously enrolled in Medicaid without having to re-enroll annually that was referred to the Health & Social Services Committee. Minors & Psychiatric Hospitals (S.B.44, H.B.52) A pair of companion bills (S.B.44, H.B.52) proposes reforms to reduce the risk of abuse, strengthen family connections, and improve the transparency of Alaska’s psychiatric hospitals. It ensures that minors in psychiatric hospitals can maintain communication with their parents or legal guardians while hospitalized, as well as unannounced, thorough inspections of psychiatric hospitals by state public health officials twice annually. It also ensures that facilities are transparent about the use of seclusion and restraint by requiring Alaska Department of Health to write and release a report to the Legislature with data from the psychiatric hospitals that hold minors. It was referred to the AK House Health & Social Services Committee on January 22, 2025 and the AK Senate Finance Committee on February 7, 2025. Arkansas An Act to Prohibit Prior Authorizations for Healthcare Services Provided for Treatment of a Mental Health Crisis (Act 389, H.B.1275) On January 27 2025, Representative Frances Cavenaugh (R) and Senator Blake Johnson (R) introduced H.B.1275, which was signed into law as An Act to Prohibit Prior Authorizations for Healthcare Services Provided for Treatment of a Mental Health Crisis on March 25,2025. This new law prohibits health care insurers from requiring prior authorization for treatment of a mental health crisis. Mandate Coverage for Mental Health Wellness Examinations (H.B.1290) Representative Lee Johnson (R) introduced a bill on January 29, 2025 that would require that health insurance plans cover annual mental health wellness examinations without requiring copayments, deductibles, or coinsurance starting in 2026 that was referred to the House Committee on Insurance & Commerce. Idaho Law Enacted to Extend Foster Care to Age 23 (H.B.245) Govenor Brad Little (R) signed H.B.245 into law on March 21, 2025. This law makes technical updates to the foster care laws and provides transition support during a critical stage in life to set foster youth up for long-term success. The choice of whether to extend foster care beyond age 18 is entirely up to foster youth, as long as they meet one of the eligibility requirements: • Working toward completion of high school or equivalent program (e.g. GED) • Enrolled in college, community college, or a vocational education program • Employed at least 80 hours a month • Participating in a program designed to assist in gaining employment; or • A documented medical condition. Florida Children with Developmental Disabilities Act (S.B.112) Senator Gayle Harrell (R) introduced S.B.112 which revises the scope of the Dr. and Mrs. Alfonse and Kathleen Cinotti Health Care Screening and Services Grant Program to allow grant funds to be used for screenings, referrals for treatment, and related services for autism and other developmental disabilities. Services would remain available to these children until the beginning of the school year after the child’s fourth birthday and provide funding for charter schools and summer camps focused on autistic children. S.B.112 passed the Senate unanimously on March 12, 2025 and was sent to the House on the same day. Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (H.B.377) H.B.377 Health Insurance Coverage for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities was introduced by Representatives Allison Tant (D) and Randy Maggard (R) on February 2, 2025. It introduces a definition of the term "autism spectrum disorder" and revises the definition of term "eligible individual" to mean person of any age who has been diagnosed as having developmental disability for purpose of health care coverage. It was read in front of the full FL House on March 4, 2025. Mississippi Division of Autism Services Established within MS Department of Mental Health (H.B.807) Govenor Tate Reeves (R) signed H.B.807 into law on March 18, 2025, establishing the Division of Autism Services in Mississippi's Department of Mental Health. This Division will be housed under the Bureau of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and will coordinate autism services to meet needs of individuals with autism spectrum disorder across their lifespan. Montana Montana Legislators Approve Bill to Formalize Family Peer Support (H.B.76) On April 12, 2025, H.B.76, sponsored by Representative SJ Howell (D), designed to strengthen families in Montana in part by formalizing a state family peer certification program under Montana's Board of Behavioral Health, passed in the MT Senate after previously passing in the MT House. This is the result of advocacy work led by Montana's Peer Network. New York NY Proposes Changes to Make Involuntary Commitment Easier (Section 9.41) In the Executive Budget Governor Kathy Hochul (D) and state legislators were finalizing on May 7, 2025, Gov. Hochul proposed changes to New York's Mental Health Hygiene Law (Section 9.41) that would make it easier to involuntarily commit individuals by changing the current requirement of having two physicians sign off on the action to a new requirement of one physician and one psychiatric nurse practitioner sign off. The changes are also anticipated to make it easier to involuntarily commit individuals with mental illness who are experiencing houselessness by allowing involuntary commitment for those who can't care for their basic or "essential needs," such as food, clothing and shelter. North Carolina NCDHHS Invests $4 Million to Expand and Professionalize Family Peer Support for Families of Children with Complex Behavioral Health Needs The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced a $4 million investment to expand and professionalize family peer support services statewide. This initiative is designed to improve outcomes for children and families by ensuring that families navigating complex systems have access to support and guidance from someone who truly understands their journey. The investment will strengthen the behavioral health workforce by offering support for 40 new Certified Family Peer Specialists that combined will support nearly a thousand families each year. Congratulations to all of our colleagues in NC! We know this was a long journey of advocacy to press for the funding to expand the family peer workforce in your state. NFF is proud to nationally certify NC Certified Family Peer Specialists! Oklahoma Rain's Law to Require Fentanyl Prevention Education in OK Schools (H.B.1484) Oklahoma Senator Darrell Weaver (R-Moore) received unanimous approval from the Senate Education Committee for Rain's Law (H.B.1484) on April 15, 2025. This bill will expand fentanyl awareness and prevention education by requiring Oklahoma school districts to integrate instruction on fentanyl abuse into existing substance abuse education programs. The curriculum would include topics such as prevention of abuse and addiction to fentanyl, awareness of local school and community resources, suicide prevention, and additional information related to health and substance abuse. OK would join California, Oregon, Washington, and Texas as the fifth state to require such education. South Carolina Bill to Amend SC Code of Laws to Establish Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (S.2) The South Carolina House and Senate, on April 9, 2025 and April 16, 2025, passed S.2, which will combine The Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, and the Department of Mental Health into one state entity, the Department of Behavioral Health. This new department will include the Office of Intellectual Disabilities, the Office of Mental Health, and the Office of Substance Abuse Services. This bill was signed into law by Governor Henry McMaster (R) on April 28, 2025, effective immediately. Resources Texas Texas Children’s Behavioral Health Strategic Plan 2025-2029 Texas’s Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council (SBHCC)  released the Children’s Behavioral Health Strategic Plan for the fiscal years 2025-2029. This council represents voices from across Texas, including mental health, substance use, and criminal justice professionals, people with lived experience and their families, community leaders, and program and policy subject matter experts across other stakeholder systems. The plan focuses on the mental health and substance use needs of children in Texas and offers a blueprint for understanding and meeting these needs over time. 

Proposed Legislation Telemental Health Care Access Act (H.R.3884, S.2011) Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Troy Balderson (R-OH) and Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Tina Smith (D-MN) have reintroduced the Telemental Health Care Access Act, which would permanently eliminate the six month in-person requirement for Medicare beneficiaries to seek mental health services via telehealth. NFF endorsed this legislation. Mental Health Excellence in Schools Program Act (H.R.3534, S.1895) The Mental Health Excellence in Schools Program Act was reintroduced in the House and Senate on May 21, 2025. The bill would create a partnership between the Department of Education and universities to create tuition grants for students who complete a training program that leads to a credential as a school mental health professional. NFF endorsed this legislation. Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act Reintroduced (S.1329, H.R.2741) Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and his colleagues Representatives Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Tracey Mann (R-KS) and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) reintroduced the PEER Support Act, which aims to remove barriers and provide support for peer support specialists—including family peers—on April 8, 2025. In September 2023, The bipartisan Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act legislation will expand access to peer-to-peer support services for those living with mental health and substance use disorders. NFF endorsed this legislation. Specifically, the PEER Support Act would: Direct the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to revise the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system to create a distinct classification for peer support specialists to ensure accurate data reporting on the peer support specialist profession Codify the Office of Recovery in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to: Provide leadership in the identification of new and emerging issues related to recovery support services Research and publish best practice recommendations to states and entities that employ peer specialists for training, certification, and supervision of peer support specialists Support ongoing professional development of peer support specialists Issue recommendations on the creation of career pathways for peer support specialists Instruct the Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Department of Justice, to research states’ criminal background screening processes that may pose barriers to the certification or practice of peer support specialists, and to provide evidence-based recommendations for overcoming those barriers Peer Support Act Information Sheet CONNECT For Health Act (S. 1261) On April 4th, Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Mark Warner (D-VA), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Peter Welch (D-VT), and John Barrasso (R-WY) led a bipartisan group of 65 senators in reintroducing the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act (S.1216). The CONNECT for Health Act would: Permanently remove all geographic restrictions on telehealth services and expand originating sites to the location of the patient, including homes; Permanently allow health centers and rural health clinics to provide telehealth services; Allow more eligible health care professionals to utilize telehealth services; Remove unnecessary in-person visit requirement for telemental health services; Allow for the waiver of telehealth restrictions during public health emergencies; and Require more published data to learn more about how telehealth is being used, impacts of quality of care, and how it can be improved to support patients and health care providers. NFF endorsed this legislation. SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.2483) Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY) re-introduced the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to increase funding and clarify technical aspects of the bill on March 31, 2025. Rep. Guthrie first introduced this bill to prevent overdoses and provide access to immediate and long-term care recovery services in 2018, and it has been reauthorized every year since then. The bill passed in the House on June 4, 2025 and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. NFF endorsed this legislation. COMPLETE Care Act (S.931, H.R.2509) Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and John Cornyn (R-TS) introduced bipartisan legislation to improve access to mental health and substance use disorder care on March 11, 2025. The Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective (COMPLETE) Care Act (S.391) will improve access to timely, effective behavioral health services in primary care settings. Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) introduced campaign bill H.R. 2509 in the House on March 31, 2025. NFF endorsed this legislation. Suicide Prevention Act (S.1062) On March 13, 2025, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) introduced the Suicide Prevention Act (S.1062), which would authorize a pilot program to expand and intensify surveillance of self-harm in partnership with state and local public health departments to establish a grant program to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. NFF endorsed this legislation. Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support Act (S.906, H.R.1448) On March 6, 2025, Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced a bill to fund a pilot program to support evidence-based mental health peer support activities for secondary school students. A companion bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) on February 21, 2025. NFF endorsed this legislation. NFF endorsed this legislation. Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) (S.836) Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) reintroduced the bipartisan Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) on March 4, 2025, which would update online data privacy rules for the 21st century and ensure children and teenagers are protected online. Senator Markey first introduced this legislation to update his original COPPA law in 2011 as a member of the House of Representatives and has introduced the bipartisan legislation in every Congress since. NFF endorsed this legislation. On June 25, 2025, it was ordered out of committee with favorable amendments. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.830, H.R.2560) Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced bipartisan legislation to support the health and wellbeing of family caregivers on March 4, 2025. Representative Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY) introduced a companion bill in the House on April 1, 2025. The Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.830) would reauthorize the Lifespan Respite Care Program through fiscal year 2030 and clarify that youth caregivers (those under 18 who are providing care or helping to provide care to family members) are eligible for the program. NFF endorsed this legislation. Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act 190-Day Limit Elimination Endorsement (H.R.4946) In March 2025, NFF joined other advocacy organizations to urge Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI), who are re-introducing the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (which they originally introduced in 2023, to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit for inpatient behavioral health treatment under Medicare. MedPAC unanimously called for the elimination of this 60-year old policy that is a barrier to access. You can read the letter here.  Expanding Student Access to Mental Health Services Act (H.R.1649) On February 27, 2025, Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA) introduced this bill, which would provide school districts with increased flexibility in how they can use funds from an existing grant program under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to improve mental health services for students. Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act (S.779, H.R.1735) Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11), Kim Schrier (WA-08), John Joyce (PA-13), and Kathy Castor (FL-14), along with U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation on February 27, 2025 to combat the growing youth mental health crisis in America. The Early Action and Responsiveness Lifts Youth (EARLY) Minds Act would provide early intervention and prevention services to children and adults struggling with mental health challenges. NFF joined the Mental Health Liaison Group in urging the Energy and Commerce Committee to take up this legislation this year. The Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act (H.R.1435) Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (R- TX) introduced H.R.1435 in House on February 18, 2025. Similar to the bill passed out of the House Energy & Commerce committee at the end of 2024, the bill would fund the F2F program at $9 million for 4 years, through Fiscal Year 2029. Combating Illicit Xylazine Act Reintroduced (S.545, H.R.1266) On February 12, 2025, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), alongside his colleagues, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Combating Illicit Xylazine Act). This bill would list xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance while protecting the drug’s legal use by veterinarians, farmers, and ranchers. This is a reintroduction of H.R.1839 and S.993, which were both last introduced into committees in the House of Representatives and Senate in the 2023-2024 legislative session. Parity Enforcement Act Reintroduced (H.R.957) Representatives Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Joe Courtney (D-CT) reintroduced the Parity Enforcement Act, on February 4, 2025. If passed, this act will expand the U.S. Department of Labor’s authority to hold health insurers and plan sponsors accountable for offering health plans that violate the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008. NFF endorsed this legislation. Parity Enforcement Act Fact Sheet Kids Off Social Media Act Introduced (S.278) Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced bipartisan legislation S.278 on January 28, 2025 to keep kids off social media and help protect them from its harmful impacts. The Kids Off Social Media Act would set a minimum age of 13 to use social media platforms and prevent social media companies from feeding algorithmically-targeted content to users under the age of 17. NFF endorsed this legislation. Specifically, the Kids Off Social Media Act would: Prohibit social media platforms from allowing children under the age of 13 to create or maintain social media accounts Prohibit social media companies from pushing targeted content using algorithms to users under the age of 17 Provide the FTC and state attorneys general authority to enforce the provisions of the bill; an Follow existing CIPA framework, with changes, to require schools to work in good faith to limit social media on their federally-funded networks, which many schools already do. Implemented Legislation Autism CARES Act (H.R.7213) Becomes Law The Autism CARES Act of 2024 (H.R.7213) was passed on December 23, 2024 to reauthorize and expand provisions to support autism education, research, and resources. It provides funding of more than $2.1 billion over five years. The CARES Act works to coordinate the research and training programs in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services focused on autism. Child Welfare-Specific Provisions in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act In May 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule related to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Section 504 prevents organizations that receive federal funding from discriminating against individuals based on disability. This final rule codified the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision and explicitly applied Section 504 to the child welfare context. In January 2025, the Administration for Children and Families issued an Information Memorandum (IM), providing guidance on this final rule. Innovations Institute developed this explainer of the child welfare-specific provisions of the final rule based on the IM.

For Briefings and Statements - Briefings & Statements – The White House For Presidential Actions - Presidential Actions – The White House Jim O’Neill Sworn in as HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O’Neill was sworn in as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on June 9, 2025. As Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s second-in-command, O’Neill will help Kennedy oversee HHS agencies including the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Enforcement of the Final Rule on Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act On May 15, 2025, the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and the Treasury released a joint statement explaining that the 2024 final rules for the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act would not be enforced. The rules introduced in 2013 and 2021 are still in effect, and states still have the authority to issue guidance and implement state parity rules. The Kennedy Forum urges states to continue to advocate for gold standards for parity. Health and Human Services Reorganization On May 8, 2025 Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., expressing concern about the proposal to eliminate the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Full text of the letter is available here. On May 12, Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) suspending the planned departmental reorganization of HHS. The TRO comes in a case filed by labor unions, nonprofits and city governments seeking to halt federal layoffs and agency reorganizations pursuant to an executive order issued in February that sought to make large-scale changes to the federal workforce, among other changes. The TRO pauses any further layoffs and reorganization of federal agencies, including temporarily halting the planned SAMHSA reorganization. White House Releases Executive Order to Lower Drug Prices On May 11, 2025, President Trump released an executive order that directed the Secretary of HHS to coordinate with other executive department and agency officials to communicate "most-favored-nation price targets" to pharmaceutical manufacturers to bring prices for American patients in line with comparably developed nations. $25 Million Investment in President’s FY26 Budget for Foster Youth First Lady Melania Trump secured a $25 million investment in President Trump’s FY26 budget to provide housing and support for youth transitioning out of foster care. In recognition of the seventh anniversary of Mrs. Trump’s BE BEST initiative, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) allocated funds toward the Agency’s Foster Youth to Independence program (FYI). Dr. Mehmet Oz Shares His Vision for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Oz was confirmed to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 3, 2025. One week later, CMS shared his vision to modernize Medicare, the Marketplaces and Medicaid so Americans get the care that they want, need, and deserve. Dr. Oz also affirmed his commitment to work with HHS Secretary Kennedy on the Make America Healthy Again Commission. White House Releases 2025 Statement of Drug Policy Priorities On April 1, 2025, the Office of National Drug Policy released their 2025 Statement of Drug Policy Priorities. The Statement explains that these priorities are aimed at disrupting the illicit drug supply chain and addressing the complex problem of substance use disorder in an effort to build a safer, healthier future for the United States. The President’s six drug control policy priorities are: Reduce the Number of Overdose Fatalities, with a Focus on Fentanyl Secure the Global Supply Chain Against Drug Trafficking Stop the Flow of Drugs Across Our Borders and Into Our Communities Prevent Drug Use Before It Starts Provide Treatment That Leads to Long-Term Recovery Innovate in Research and Data to Support Drug Control Strategies Secretary Kennedy Renews Public Health Emergency Declaration to Address National Opioid Crisis The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. renewed the public health emergency declaration addressing our nation’s opioid crisis, which will allow sustained federal coordination efforts and preserve key flexibilities that enable HHS to continue leveraging expanded authorities to conduct certain activities in response to the opioid overdose crisis. President Donald J. Trump Announces Actions to Make Healthcare Prices Transparent On February 25, the White House issued an Executive Order to empower patients with clear, accurate, and actionable healthcare pricing information. Read the fact sheet for more information, which indicates the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services will: Ensure hospitals and insurers disclose actual prices, not estimates, and take action to make prices comparable across hospitals and insurers, including prescription drug prices Update their enforcement policies to ensure hospitals and insurers are in compliance with requirements to make prices transparent HHS Sec. RFK Jr. To Lead MAHA Commission HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first task will be chairing a new body to combat childhood chronic disease—including autism, setting an ambitious agenda to improve Americans’ health, as well as tackling chronic disease through holistic approaches and addressing the potential overuse of medicine in the Make America Healthy Again Commission.

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Tuesday, November 10th from 2:45 - 4:15 p.m. ET. Positive Solutions for Families of Young Children (Parenting & Family Support) Denise Bouyer, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network (New Jersey) This workshop will provide strategies for families to use during episodes where children might engage in challenging behavior. The session will center around teaching young children ways to express themselves using feeling words and develop problem-solving skills. Participants will examine specific strategies to promote positive adult and child behavior in home and community settings. Adversity is NOT Destiny: Intergenerational Grandfamily Peer Support (Parenting & Family Support) Glenda Clare, Fragile Families Network (North Carolina) Nearly 3 million American children under the age of 18 are members of grandfamilies. Adversity does not have to mean destiny. When grandfamilies are supported, children can thrive. During this workshop, participants will learn about the grandfamily, why they are created, and how to support its members (children, youth, young adults, and adults). A Situational Crisis, Strengths, and the FST Stress Chart: A Virtual Session Example (Parenting and Family Support) Dr. Scott Sells, Family Trauma Institute (Montana) Working with families virtually or on the phone means we have to adapt the way we engage and interact. Families need a clear roadmap with visual handouts to capture and hold their attention. Dr. Sells, Founder of the Family Trauma Institute, will share his insights and lessons learned from years of developing and refining the FST techniques that he has been using virtually with families and professionals. Dr. Sells illustrates the breakdown of a virtual family session with a single parent mom in crisis. The presentation highlights step-by-step tools to engage families virtually that you can immediately use. Teens Helping Teens: Brain XP’s System of H.O.P.E (Youth Peer Support) Christine Marie Frey, Brain XP Project (California) Christine XP takes attendees on a journey through mental health challenges from the eyes of a young person who has experienced it and overcome the stigma existing on school campuses from both administration and fellow students. She creates a vivid mental picture that shows a clear vision of the progress that can be made by incorporating mental health education into school systems and facilitating positive mental health “peer to peer - student to student” programs in schools. Getting Rid of Mental Health Stigma in the Caribbean Community (Equity) Samantha Samuels & Olinda Richard-Hodge, Young Dreamers International (Georgia) While four million Caribbean migrants live in American, many who struggle with mental health go undiagnosed due to community stigma. Many professionals are unaware of how to effectively communicate with this community, so Caribbean children are not well served. This workshop provides solutions to break stigma and ensure that Caribbean children and their families get what they need. A Collaborative Approach to Cultural and Linguistic Appropriateness in Evaluating Children’s Mental Health Programs (Equity) Allison Stevens, PEP; Lexie Beck, Youth MOVE; Alejandro Ruiz, Division of Youth & Family Services (Nevada) Nevada PEP, Youth MOVE Nevada, and the State Division of Child and Family Services Planning and Evaluation Unit (PEU) work together to promote cultural and linguistic appropriateness throughout the children’s mental health program evaluation process. This presentation will examine how they have been able to forge this collaborative relationship and examples of success. Participants will leave with an understanding of the importance of cultural and linguistic appropriateness in program evaluation and strategies for creating a similar collaborative relationship in their states. Supporting Hispanic Families During COVID-19 (Technology/Virtual Support) Frances Vega Pietri, ASK Family Services (Michigan) The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening historical inequities in education, health, disproportionately affecting Hispanic families. The misunderstanding of cultural values and beliefs complicates the relationship between providers and families. In this session, participants will learn about basic aspects of Hispanic Culture. We will discuss the most common barriers that Hispanic families encounter in order to access services. Participants will be offered strategies for reaching and engaging Hispanic families during and after the pandemic. Flexibility and Creativity: Using Technology to Support Families (Technology/Virtual Support) Maria Silva, Allegheny Family Network (Pennsylvania) Creativity and flexibility are a necessary part of maintaining engagement and support in a constantly changing landscape during COVID-19. As an agency that serves a diverse population, Allegheny Family Network has had to be very creative in supporting families and hiring and maintaining staff virtually. Many of our population struggle with availability of technology and its use. It has been critical to find a variety of ways to support families and staff in effort to decrease their stress and anxiety and maintain agency relevancy during these difficult times. Maintaining social distancing and using technology, our Family Support Partners continue to offer one on one support to families, provide emergency resources, and offer trainings. In this interactive presentation, we will share what has worked for us and facilitate a discussion of ideas and brainstorm solutions to challenges families and providers have faced in receiving and providing support. Mental health interventions and treatment approaches for substance dependent pregnant and parenting women and their young children (Substance Use) B. Fellows, University of MD School of Medicine Psychiatry & Jessica Lertora, Zero to Three (Maryland) Rates of opioid and substance-related overdose and neo-natal opioid withdrawal have increased five-fold over the past decade, impacting thousands of infants and toddlers and their families every day. This workshop will highlight current knowledge and effective interventions for this unique and growing venerable population. Through discussion regarding child development, attachment and trauma, presenters will identify how innovative and evidenced based programs have been used to help enhance family functioning to promote safety, stability, and permanency.

Opening Statements and Welcome (Lynda Gargan, Ph.D.) Plenary Panel featuring State and Local Chapters (Sandy Bumpus, Executive Director, Oregon Family Support Network: Rikki Harris, Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee Voices; Susan Nyamora, President / CEO, South Florida Wellness Network; Euphemia Strauchn, Chief Executive Officer, Families on the Move of NYC) Access the recording here. Access the Welcome and Announcements slides here. Access the Plenary Panel slides here. Workshops Positive Solutions for Families of Young Children: Denise Bouyer, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network (New Jersey) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Additional materials: Family Routine Guide Positive Solutions for Families Workbook 8 Practical Tips for Parents of Young Children with Challenging Behavior Adversity is NOT Destiny: Intergenerational Grandfamily Peer Support: Glenda Clare, Fragile Families Network (North Carolina) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. A Situational Crisis, Strengths, and the FST Stress Chart: A Virtual Session Example: Dr. Scott Sells, Family Trauma Institute (Montana) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Christine Marie Frey, Brain XP Project, Teens Helping Teens: Brain XP’s System of H.O.P.E. (California) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Getting Rid of Mental Health Stigma in the Caribbean Community: Samantha Samuels & Olinda Richard-Hodge, Young Dreamers International (Georgia) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. A Collaborative Approach to Cultural and Linguistic Appropriateness in Evaluating Children’s Mental Health Programs: Allison Stevens, PEP; Lexie Beck, Youth MOVE and Alejandro Ruiz, Division of Youth & Family Services (Nevada) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Supporting Hispanic Families During COVID-19: Frances Vega Pietri, ASK Family Services (Michigan) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Additional materials: Resource List Flexibility and Creativity: Using Technology to Support Families: Maria Silva, Allegheny Family Network (Pennsylvania) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Mental Health Interventions and Treatment Approaches for Substance Dependent Pregnant and Parenting Women and Their Young Children: B. Fellows, University of MD School of Medicine Psychiatry & Jessica Lertora, Zero to Three (Maryland) Access the recording here. Access the slides here. Additional materials: Facing Addiction in America (SAMHSA) Birth Parents with Trauma Histories: A Guide for Parents (NCTSN) Birth Parents with Trauma Histories: A Guide for Court-Based Child Advocates (NCTSN) Supporting Recovery Fact Sheet for Friends and Family (Blue Knot) Opioids and ACEs Article List

Tuesday, November 10th from 2:45 - 4:15 p.m. ET. Parenting and Family Support Positive Solutions for Families of Young Children: Denise Bouyer, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network (New Jersey) Adversity is NOT Destiny: Intergenerational Grandfamily Peer Support: Glenda Clare, Fragile Families Network (North Carolina) A Situational Crisis, Strengths, and the FST Stress Chart: A Virtual Session Example: Dr. Scott Sells, Family Trauma Institute (Montana) Youth Peer Support Christine Marie Frey, Brain XP Project, Teens Helping Teens: Brain XP’s System of H.O.P.E. (California) Equity Getting Rid of Mental Health Stigma in the Caribbean Community: Samantha Samuels & Olinda Richard-Hodge, Young Dreamers International (Georgia) A Collaborative Approach to Cultural and Linguistic Appropriateness in Evaluating Children’s Mental Health Programs: Allison Stevens, PEP; Lexie Beck, Youth MOVE and Alejandro Ruiz, Division of Youth & Family Services (Nevada) Technology/Virtual Support Supporting Hispanic Families During COVID-19: Frances Vega Pietri, ASK Family Services (Michigan) Flexibility and Creativity: Using Technology to Support Families: Maria Silva, Allegheny Family Network (Pennsylvania) Substance Use Mental Health Interventions and Treatment Approaches for Substance Dependent Pregnant and Parenting Women and Their Young Children: B. Fellows, University of MD School of Medicine Psychiatry & Jessica Lertora, Zero to Three (Maryland)

FYIdaho - (Affiliate) Brenda Willson, Executive Director Address: 704 N. 7th Street Boise, ID 83702 Phone: (208) 433-8845 Email: info@fyidaho.org Website: www.FYIdaho.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/IdahoFederation

Parent/Professional Advocacy League (Affiliate) Pamela Hooks Sager, Executive Director Address: 18 Lyman Street, Suite 260 Westborough, MA 01581 Phone: (866) 815-8122 Email: info@ppal.net Website: www.ppal.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/PPAL.net

The Family Café, Inc. (Affiliate) Lori Fahey, President/CEO Address: 713 East Park Avenue Tallahassee, FL 32301 Phone: (850) 224-4670 Toll Free: (888) 309-2233 Email: info@familycafe.net Website: www.familycafe.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheFamilyCafeFL Federation of Families of Central Florida, Inc. - (Affiliate) Dr. Mirline Fourron, Executive Director Address: 2605 Maitland Center Parkway Suite D, Maitland, FL 32751 Phone: (407) 334-8049 Email: info@ffcflinc.org Website: www.ffcflinc.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ffcfl Federation of Families Miami - Dade (Affiliate) Janet Pereyra, Executive Director Address:111 NW 183rd Street, #110 Miami Gardens, FL 33169 Phone: (786) 802-3448 Email: fofmiami@gmail.com Website: www.fofmiami.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/fofmiami South Florida Wellness Network (Affiliate) Susan Nyamora, President / CEO Gretchen Rovira, Family Outreach Coordinator Address: 5225 NW 33rd Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FLA 33309 Phone: (954) 533-0585 Cell: (954) 881-5424 Email: admin@sfwn.org Website: www.southfloridawellnessnetwork.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/SouthFloridaWellnessNetwork Florida Federation of Families (Affiliate) Veree Jenkins, CEO Address: 1402 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Suite 102 Unit 5 Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: (561) 518-7997 Email: veree@flfamilies.net Twitter: https://twitter.com/voicechoicefl

North Carolina Families United (Affiliate) Corinthia Harper, Executive Director charper@ncfamiliesunited.org Physical address: 209 Sherwood Pl NW Lenoir, NC 28645 Mailing address: PO Box 645 Lenoir, NC 28645 Personal Cell: (828) 234-6977 Work Phone: (980) 224-3365 Email: www.ncfamiliesunited.org/contact-us Website: www.ncfamiliesunited.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/58044924427 NC Youth and Family Voices Amplified (Partner) Willow Burgess-Johnson, Program Manager 1001 West Gate City Blvd. / PO Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 27402 Phone: (336) 334-5365 Email: fwburgessjo@uncg.edu Website: https://ncvoicesamplified.uncg.edu/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NCVoicesAmplified/

Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (Affiliate) Brandon Jones, Executive Director Address: 23 Empire Drive, Suite 1000 St. Paul, MN 55103 Phone: (651) 644-7333 Toll Free: (800) 528-4511 Email: info@macmh.org Website: www.macmh.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/MACMH

Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children (Affiliate) Tami Blevins, Executive Director Address: 600 Teton Trail Frankfort, KY 40601 Phone: (502) 875-1320 Toll Free: (800) 369-0533 Email: www.kypartnership.org/contact-us Website: www.kypartnership.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/kpfci Commonwealth Center for Fathers and Families (Affiliate) David Cozart, Chief Visionary Officer Address: 436 Georgetown St. Lexington, KY 40508 Phone: (859)-440-4001 Email: info@ccffky.org Website: www.ccffky.org KY SPIN (Affiliate) Rhonda Logsdon, Executive Director Address: 10301 B Deering Road Louisville, KY 40272 Phone: (502) 937-6894 Toll Free: (800) 525-7746 Email: spininc@kyspin.com Website: www.kyspin.com Online Contact Form: www.kyspin.com/contact Follow us on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram & Twitter/X @kyspininc Facebook: www.facebook.com/Kentucky-Special-Parent-Involvement-Network-KY-SPIN-Inc

Aspire Hope New York (Affiliate) Jeannine Struble, Executive Director Address: 25 West Steuben Street, Bath, NY 14810-1511 Phone: (607) 776-2164 Email: jstruble@aspirehope.org Website: www.aspirehope.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/AspireHopeNY Youth Facebook: www.facebook.com/AspireHopeNYYouthProgram Families on the Move of NYC, Inc. (Affiliate) Euphemia Strauchn, CEO Address: 358 St. Marks Place, Suite 302 Staten Island, NY 10301 Phone: (347) 682-4870 Email: estrauchn@fotmnyc.org Website: www.fotmnyc.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Families-On-The-Move-of-New-York-City-Inc Families Together in NYS (Affiliate) Paige Pierce, Chief Executive Officer Address: 737 Madison Ave. Albany, NY 12208 Phone: (518) 432-0333 X 12 Info & Refer Line: (888) 326-8644 Email: info@ftnys.org Website: www.ftnys.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/FamiliesTogetherNYS

Families as Allies (Affiliate) Joy Hogge, Executive Director Address: 840 East River Place, Suite 500 Jackson, MS 39202 Phone: (601) 355-0915 Toll-Free: (800) 833-9671 Email: info@faams.org Website: www.faams.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/faams.org

Federation of Families of SC (Affiliate) Jenah Cason, Executive Director Address: 810 Dutch Square Blvd, Suite 486 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: (803) 772-5210 Toll-Free: (866) 779-0402 Email: info@fedfamsc.org Email: jenah.cason@fedfamsc.org Website: www.fedfamsc.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/FederationSC

F.A.V.O.R., Inc. (Affiliate) Jenny Garcia Bridges, Executive Director Address: 185 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield, CT 06109 Phone: (860) 563-3232 Toll Free: (866) 630-6055 Email: www.favor-ct.org/contact-us Website: http://www.favor-ct.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/FavorCt

Maryland Coalition of Families (Affiliate) Karen Duffy, Interim Executive Director Address: 8950 State Route 108, Suite 223 Columbia, MD 21045 Phone: (410) 730-8267 Toll Free: (888) 607-3637 Email: info@mdcoalition.org Website: www.mdcoalition.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/MdCoalition Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, Inc. (Affiliate) Celia Serkin, Executive Director Address: 13321 New Hampshire Ave., Terrace B Silver Spring, MD 20904 Phone: (301) 879-5200 ext. 27 Email: info@mcfof.org Email: cserkin@mcfof.org Website: www.mcfof.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/MCFOF Mental Health Association of Maryland (Partner) Heidi Rochon, Chief Program Officer Address: 1301 York Road, Suite 505 Lutherville MD 21093 Phone: (443) 901-1569 Email: info@mhamd.org Website: www.mhamd.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/MentalHealthMaryland

Child and Family Service (Partner) Amanda Pump, President/Chief Executive Officer Address: 91-1841 Fort Weaver Road Ewa Beach, HI 96706-1909 Phone: (808) 748-3085 Email: apump@cfs-hawaii.org Website: www.childandfamilyservice.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChildandFamilyService Hawaii Families as Allies (Affiliate) Shanelle Lum, Executive Director Address: P.O. Box 1971 Aiea, HI 96701 Phone: (808) 682-1511 Email: hfaa@hfaa.net Website: www.hifamilies.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/hawaii.allies

Indiana Family to Family (Affiliate) Holly Wheeler, Executive Director Address: 10474 Trade Cener Drive, Suite 251 Fishers, IN 46038 Phone: 844-323-4636 Email: holly@inf2f.org Website: www.inf2f.org Facebook: Indiana Family to Family | Facebook

Texas Family Voice Network (Partner) Verlyn Johnson, Chief Financial Officer Email: txfamilyvoicenetwork@gmail.com Website: https://txfvn.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/TxFVN Texas Parent to Parent (Partner) Rosalba Calleros, Executive Director Address: 1805 Rutherford Lane, Suite 201 Austin, TX 78754 Phone: (512) 458-8600 Toll Free: (866) 896-6001 Email: info@txp2p.org Website: https://www.txp2p.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/txp2p.org

Association for Children’s Mental Health (Affiliate) Carla Pretto, Executive Director Address: 6017 W St. Joseph Highway, Suite 200 Lansing, MI 48917 Phone: (517) 372-4016 Email: www.acmh-mi.org/contact Website: www.acmh-mi.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ACMHMichigan ASK Family Services (Affiliate) Latrieva Boston, Executive Director Address: 445 W. Michigan Ave, Suite 102 Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: (269) 343-5896 Email: www.askforkids.org/contact-us Website: www.askforkids.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/askfamilyservices

G.E.A.R. Parent Network (Affiliate) Cindy Seekins, CFPS, Director Address: P.O. Box 558, 10 Caldwell Road Augusta, ME 04332 Phone: 207-223-9993 (Out-of-state) Toll Free: (800) 264-9224 (Maine only) Email: cseekins@kbhmaine.org Website: www.gearparentnetwork.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/gearparentnetwork Maine Parent Federation (Affiliate) Carrie Woodcock, Executive Director Address: 484 Maine Ave. 2D Farmingdale, ME 04344 Phone: (207) 588-1933 Toll Free: (800) 870-7746 (Maine only) Email: parentconnect@mpf.org Website: http://www.mpf.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/maineparentfederation

Alaska Youth & Family Network (Affiliate) Paul Cornils, Director Address: 740 Communications Ave. Anchorage, AK 99503 Phone: (907) 564-6248 In State: (888) 770-4979 Anchorage: (907) 770-4979 Email: admin@ayfn.org Website: http://www.ayfn.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/AYFN.org

North Dakota Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (Affiliate) Carlotta McCleary, Executive Director Address: 1720 Burnt Boat Dr. Bismarck, ND 58504 Phone: (701) 222-3310 Toll Free: (877) 822-6287 Email: cmccleary@ndffcmh.com Website: www.ndffcmh.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/ND-Federation-of-Families-for-Childrens-Mental-Health

Allegheny Family Network (Affiliate) Ruth Fox, Chief Executive Officer Address: 1501 Reedsdale Street, Suite 2007 Pittsburgh, PA 15233 Phone: (412) 246-2030 Parent Support Line: (888) 273-2361 Email: rfox@alleghenyfamilynetwork.org Website: www.alleghenyfamilynetwork.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Allegheny-Family-Network Statewide Parent Support: (888) 273-2361 | www.paparentandfamilyalliance.org Nicolina's Wishes (Partner) Patricia Hodovanich, Founder/Director Address: 3140 Brodhead Road 2nd Floor Aliquippa, Pennsylvania 15001 Phone: (724) 462-0304 Email: nicolinaswishes@yahoo.com Website:  www.nicolinaswishes.org

Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) Debbie B. Riley, LCMFT, Chief Executive Officer Address: 3919 National Drive, Suite 200 Burtonsville, MD 20866 Phone: (301) 476-8525 Email: caseadopt@adoptionsupport.org Website: www.adoptionsupport.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/NTI.CASE Collectively - A Radlauer Venture Dr. Julie Radlauer-Doerfler Address: 4220 NE 25 Avenue Lighthouse Point, FL 33064 Email: hello@collectivelyus.org Website: https://collectivelyus.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/collectivelyus Instagram: www.instagram.com/collectively_us FMI Foundation, Creator of National Family Meals Campaign David Fikes, Executive Director Address: 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 202-452-8444 Email: Contact Us Website: FMI | National Family Meals Campaign Instagram: FMI (@fmi_org) • Instagram photos and videos Magellan Healthcare Behavioral Health Management Dana Foglesong, National Sr. Director, Recovery and Resiliency Services Address: 4801 East Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 Website: www.MagellanHealthcare.com/BehavioralHealthManagement Contact page: www.MagellanHealthcare.com/Contact Other Parents Like Me Casie Fariello, CEO Address: 43 County Road 635 Hampton, NJ 08827 Email: casie@oplm.com Website: https://oplm.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me Instagram: www.instagram.com/other.parents.like.me Parents Anonymous® Inc Lisa Pion-Berlin, PhD Address: 250 West First St., Suite 250 Claremont, CA 91711 Phone: (909) 575-4211 Email: info@caparentyouthhelpline.org Websites: www.parentsanonymous.org www.caparentyouthhelpline.org www.nationalparentyouthhelpline.org Parents-to-Parents Lisa Sabey, President Address: 6132 S. Marion Way Centennial, CO 80121 Phone: (720) 989-5624 Email: js@mattersmedia.org Website: https://mattersmedia.org/p2p/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/mattersmediaorg PAXIS Institute Dr. Dennis Embry, Senior Scientist Address: P.O. Box 31205 Tucson, Arizona 85751 Phone: (520) 299-6770 Email: info@paxis.org Website: www.paxis.org

Bruthas Bout Biznis (Affiliate) Dr. Shannor Huff, Owner / CEO Address: Coming Soon Phone: (770) 686-1358 Email: Bruthasboutbiznis@gmail.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/people/Bruthas-Bout-Biznis-Inc-BX3/100024665085757/ Citizens Changing the Community (Partner) Monique Jackson, Executive Director Address: PO BOX 683 Dacula, GA 30019 Phone: (470) 846-0398 Email: citizensctc@gmail.com Director's Phone: (470) 846-0398 Families Advocating for Voices of Resilience Inc. (Affiliate) Dr. Carmen Coates, CEO/Founder Address: 798 Rays Road Suite 94 Stone Mountain, GA 30083-3144 Phone: (404) 499-0078 Email: favorfamilies@yahoo.com Website: www.favorfamilies.com Georgia Parent Support Network (Affiliate) Anna Bourque, Chief Executive Officer Address: 1381 Metropolitan Parkway SW Atlanta, GA 30310 Phone: (404) 758-4500 Toll Free: (844) 278-6945 Email: info@gpsn.org Website: www.gpsn.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/GAParentSupport

Family Advocacy & Community Training (Affiliate) Heather Lytle, M.Ed., Executive Director Address: 2240 Bluestone Drive St. Charles, MO 63303 Phone: (636) 949-2425 Email: www.factmo.org/contact Website: www.factmo.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Factmo.org Missouri Families 4 Families (Affiliate) Barb Scheidegger, Executive Director Address: 3705 Route C Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: (573) 619-1322 Email: mofam4fam@gmail.com Website: www.mofamilies4families.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/MOF4F NAMI Missouri (Affiliate) Gena Terlizzi, Executive Director Address: 3405 W. Truman Blvd. #102 Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: (573) 634-7727 Email: info@namimissouri.org Website: www.namimissouri.org

Family Involvement Center (Affiliate) Deidre Calcoate, Interim Executive Director Address: 5333 N 7th Street, Suite A100 Phoenix, AZ 85014 Phone: (602) 412-4070 Email: info@familyinvolvementcenter.org Website: www.familyinvolvementcenter.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/FollowFIC Mentally Ill Kids in Distress - MIKID (Affiliate) Jeff Kazmierczak, Chief Executive Officer Address: 7816 N. 19th Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85021 Phone: (602) 253-1240 Email: phoenix@mikid.org Website: www.mikid.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/MIKIDarizona Reach Family Services (Affiliate) Tavo Sastre, Executive Director Address: 3535 W. Southern Ave, Suite 128 Phoenix, AZ 85041 Phone: (602) 512-9000 Email: tsastre@reachfs.org Website: www.reachfs.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Reach-Family-Services

Families CARE, Inc. (Affiliate) Karla Bennetts, Executive Director Address: 4111 4th Ave., Suite #2 Kearney, NE 68845 Phone: (308) 237-1102 Email: kbennetts@familiescare.org Website: www.familiescare.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/FamiliesCARE Families Inspiring Families (Affiliate) Doretta Brookins, Executive Director Address: 1645 N Street, Suite A Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: (402) 441-4369 Toll Free: (888) 441-4369 Email: fif@familiesinspiringfamilies.org Website: http://familiesinspiringfamilies.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Families-Inspiring-Families

NAMI New Hampshire (Affiliate) Susan L. Stearns, Executive Director Address: 85 State Street Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 225-5359 In-State: (800) 242-6264 Email: info@naminh.org Web: www.naminh.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/naminh1

Family Based Services Association of NJ (Affiliate) Joy England, Executive Director Address: 6 Industrial Way West, H23 Eatontown, NJ 07724 Phone: (732) 542-4502 Email: info@fbsanj.org Website: www.fbsanj.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Family-Based-Services-Association-of-New-Jersey Family Partners of Morris & Sussex Counties (Affiliate) Rachel Helt, Executive Director Address: 67 Spring Street Newton, NJ 07860 Phone: (973) 940-3194 Email: rhelt@familypartnersms.org Website: www.familypartnersms.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/FSOMorrisSussex Family Support Organization of Bergen County (Affiliate) Karen Stack, Executive Director Address: 0-108 29th Street Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 Phone: (201) 796-6209 Email: aa@fsobergen.org Website: www.fsobergen.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/fsobergen Family Support Organization of Essex Co. (Affiliate) Hazeline C. Pilgrim, Executive Director Address: 60 Evergreen Pl, Suite 410, East Orange, NJ 07018 Phone: (973) 395-1441 Email: info@fsoec.org Website: www.fsoec.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/FamilySupportOrganizationofEssexCounty Family Support Organization of Hunterdon, Somerset & Warren Counties Laverne Francis, Executive Director Address: 315 West Washington, Suit 3 Washing, NJ 07882 Phone: (908) 223-1191 Email: info@fso-hsw.org Website: www.fso-hsw.org Facebook: Family Support Organization of Hunterdon, Somerset & Warren Counties | Washington NJ | Facebook Family Support Organization of Passaic County (Affiliate) Kathi Satchell, Executive Director Address: 3 Garret Mountain Plaza, 2nd Floor, Suite 204 Woodland Park NJ, 07424 Phone: (973) 427-0100 Email: jsawyer@fso-pc.org Website: www.fso-pc.org/contact Facebook: www.facebook.com/FSOPASSAICCOUNTY New Jersey Parent Caucus, Inc. (Affiliate) Kathy Wright, Executive Director Address: 275 Rt. 10 E., Suite 220-414 Succasunna, NJ 07876 Address 2: c/o Trinitas Regional Medical Center 655 East Jersey St.,1st Floor, Elizabeth, NJ 07206 Phone: (908) 994-7471 Toll free: 1-888-548-6572 Email: info@njparentcaucus.org Website: www.newjerseyparentscaucus.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/njparentcaucus.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/njpcyouthjusticeinitiative SPAN Parent Advocacy Network (Affiliate) Carolyn Hayer, Executive Director Address: 570 Broad Street, Suite 702 Newark, NJ 07102 Phone: (973) 642-8100 Toll free (in NJ): (800) 654-SPAN (7726) Email: span@spanadvocacy.org Website: http://www.spanadvocacy.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/parentadvocacynetwork

Nevada PEP, Inc. (Affiliate) Karen Taycher, Executive Director Address: 7211 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89117 Phone: (702) 388-8899 In-State: (800) 216-5188 Email: pepinfo@nvpep.org Web: www.nvpep.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/nevadapep

Keys for Networking, Inc./Kansas FFCMH (Affiliate) Jane Adams, Executive Director Address: 900 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 301 Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: (785) 233-8732 Toll Free: (800) 499-8732 Email: info@keys.org Website: www.keys.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Keys4Networking

Total Family Care Coalition (Affiliate) Gail Avent, Founder/Owner Address: 1214 I Street, Suite # 12, S.E. Washington, DC 20003 Phone: (202) 249-1000 or (202) 747-8878 Email: totalfamilycarecoalition@gmail.com Website: https://tfccpeercenter.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Total-Family-Care-Coalition

Dads MOVE (Affiliate) Nelson Rascon, Executive Director Address: P.O. Box 950, Tacoma, WA 98401 Phone: (253) 230-3558 Email: info@dadsmove.org Website: www.dadsmove.org Facebook: Dads MOVE | Facebook Passages Family Support (Affiliate) Rebecca Hammill, Executive Director Address: 1700 S Assembly St., #300 Spokane, WA 99224 Phone: (509) 892-9241 Email: information@passagesfs.org Website: passages-spokane.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Passages-Family-Support Washington State Community Connectors (Affiliate) Richelle Madigan, Executive Director Address: 319 South 297th Street Federal Way, WA 98003 Phone: (253) 251-2952 Email: contact@wsccsupport.org Website: http://wsccsupport.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/WashingtonStateCommunityConnectors

Champions for Children’s Mental Health (Affiliate) Barb Messick, Executive Director Address: 907 N. DuPont Hwy Suite 100, New Castle, DE 19720 Phone: (302) 503-7198 Email: info@championsde.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/championsforcmh Parent Information Center of Delaware (Affiliate) Meedra Surratte, Executive Director Address: 404 Larch Circle Wilmington, DE 19804 Phone: (302) 999-7394 Toll Free: (888) 547-4412 Email: picofdel@picofdel.org Website: www.picofdel.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/picofdel

Evolution Foundation (Affiliate) Sheamekah Williams, President & CEO Address: 1620 Ridgecrest Road Edmond, OK 73013 Phone: (405) 203-7898 Email: sheamekah@live.com Website: www.evolution-foundation.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/OKevolutionfoundation Oklahoma Family Network (Affiliate) Joni Bruce, Executive Director Address: P.O. Box 21072 Oklahoma City, OK 73156 Phone: (405) 271-5072 Email: oklahomafamilynetwork.org/about-us/contact-us Website: www.oklahomafamilynetwork.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/oklahomafamilynetwork Parents Helping Parents (Affiliate) Tree Kelley, Executive Director Address: P.O. Box 20574 Oklahoma City, OK 73156 Phone: (405) 550-7326 Email: ed@parentshelpingparents.info Website: www.parentshelpingparents.info Facebook: www.facebook.com/parentshelpingparentsinc Peaceful Family Oklahoma (Partner) Lisa Reed, President/CEO Address: 11 Burton Place Edmond, OK 73013 Phone: (405) 601-2691 Email: admins@ofsn.net Website: https://peacefulfamilyok.org

TN Voices (Affiliate) Rikki Harris, Chief Executive Officer Address: 500 Professional Park Drive Goodlettsville, TN 37072 Phone: (615) 269-7751 In-State: (800) 670-9882 Email: info@tnvoices.org Website: www.tnvoices.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/tnvoicesforchildren F.A.C.E.S. of Memphis (Affiliate) Pastor Dianne P. Young Address: 3885 Tchulahoma Road Memphis, TN 38118 Phone: (901) 370-4673 Email: admin@facesofmemphis.com

Colorado Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health (Affiliate) Marjorie Grimsley, Executive Director (Interim) Address: 7475 West 5th Ave., Suite 307 Lakewood, CO 80226 Phone: (Toll Free) 1-888-429-3369 Email: m_grimsley@msn.com Website: www.coloradofederation.org Mentally Ill Kids in Distress (MIKID) Akia Compton-Adegbile, Vice President Address: 115 E Riverwalk Suite 110 Pueblo, CO 81003 Phone: (480) 414-4879 Email: info@mikid.org Website: www.MIKID.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/MIKID1987

Mountain State Parent Children & Adolescent Network (Affiliate) Donna Moss, State-wide Family Network Project Director Address: 2351 Garfield Avenue Parkersburg, WV 26101 Phone: (304) 428-0365 In-State: (800) 244-5385 Email: donnamoss52@yahoo.com Website: www.msp-can.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/MountainStateParentsCAN

UPLIFT (Affiliate) Michelle Heinen, Executive Director Address: 2617 E Lincolnway Suite A-8 Cheyenne, WY 82001 Phone: (307) 274-8861 Toll free 1-800-492-3199 Email: info@upliftwy.org Website: www.upliftwy.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/Support4Families

Oregon Family Support Network (Affiliate) Tammi Paul, Executive Director Address: 4275 Commercial St. SE, Suite 180 Salem, Oregon 97302 Phone: (503) 363-8068 Email: admins@ofsn.net Website: www.ofsn.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/OregonFamilySupportNetwork Reach Out Oregon Parent Support Line: 1-833-REACH-OR | www.reachoutoregon.org

Wisconsin Family Ties (Affiliate) Hugh Davis, Executive Director Address: 16 North Carroll Street #230, Madison, WI 53703 Phone: (608) 267-6800 In-State: (800) 422-7145 Email: info@wifamilyties.org Website: www.wifamilyties.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/wisconsinfamilyties Peer Specialists Limited (PSL) (Affiliate) Shirley Drake, Executive Director Address: 2600 West North Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53205 Phone: (414) 885-2234 Email: psl@pslwi.org

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Skills that can be assigned to this core competency include: Basic Work Skills​ Knowledge of Policies​ Ethics​ Confidentiality​ Boundaries​ Professional Development​ Demonstrating Cultural Humility​ Field examples may include: Demonstrating knowledge of basic workplace skills​ Addressing peer drift by explaining the distinction between youth peer support, adult peer support, family peer support, and clinical services to supervisors Practicing cultural humility​ Applying ethical standards​ Conducting self with integrity ​ Knowing and adhering to policies and procedures​ Understanding personal and professional limitations and implicit biases Incorporating standards of confidentiality​ Displaying professional appearance, attitude, and communication​ Using self-disclosure appropriately​ Treating colleagues and families with respect​

Skills that can be assigned to this core competency include: Building Collaborative Partnerships Problem-Solving Relationship-Building Effective Advocacy Addressing Prejudice and Discrimination Systems Navigation Communication and Conflict Resolution Skills Interpersonal Skills​ Field examples may include: Demonstrating effective communication strategies​ Promoting family voice and choice at all levels of systems service​ Assisting families in asserting their rights to meet their goals Supporting, teaching, and coaching primary caregivers to identify and articulate their family’s dreams and goals​ Engaging families to identify needed systems changes or issues​ Strategically sharing lived experience to effect policy change and assist families to do the same​ Partnering with families/caregivers and professionals to build collaborative relationships​ Articulating the values of fostering cooperation between families and family-serving systems ​ Modeling effective strategies for families without being directive​ Reframing challenges using strength-based language​ Advocating in a solution-focused manner​ Mentoring​ Creating relationships that build resilience​ Mastering the use of interpersonal skills​

Skills that can be assigned to this core competency include: Supporting Families Identify and Use Natural​ Supports​ Supporting Families Access and Navigate Local Resources​ Identifying Family Strengths, Goals, and​ Outcomes ​Crisis and Safety Planning ​Family Relationship Building​ System Partner Relationship Building​ Field examples may include: Demonstrating knowledge of community-based resources and how to access, including funding options​ Collaborating with groups to pool resources​ Negotiating successfully with the community partners to meet families’ needs​ Assisting the family to identify goals and develop a plan for success across all life domains​ Demonstrating the ability to provide necessary information and options on resources and support in order to support families to make informed decisions​ Assisting families to identify and use natural supports​ Supporting families to access and navigate local resources​ Promoting positive family relationship building​ Creating opportunities for system partner relationship building ​ Assisting family members to identify and build informal family and community supports​ Identifying transition resources ​

Knowledge of policies, processes, and navigation of the following systems can be assigned to this core competency: Education​ Behavioral Health / Mental Health​ Substance Use​ Justice System​ Health Care​ Child Welfare​ Housing Use of Peer Services​ Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities​ Social Services​ Legal Rights and Responsibilities in System Supports​ Field examples may include: Demonstrating general knowledge of all systems listed above and advocacy within those systems Describing basic tenets of guardianship and trusts​ Promoting understanding of caregiver rights and responsibilities in system supports / behavioral health / recovery / resilience​ Knowing the stages in the recovery process​ Applying recovery and resilience principles within various systems Managing crisis and emergency situations​ Demonstrating general knowledge of diagnostic profiles and treatment options​ This broadly encompassing category would cover knowledge of all systems that touch children, transition-age youth, adults, and loved ones involved in their lives as well. ​

In 2007, the National Federation of Families began the process of developing a national certification for CFPS's. National certification was developed to provide a structure for individuals who were performing family peer support services to become certified. Certification was developed through the work of subject matter experts from across the country. The national certification exam was designed by a psychometrician with input from numerous families. The cornerstone for this work continues to be the principle of "lived experience." In 2012, the National Federation launched the national certification examination for CFPS's. As the field of peer support matured, it was incumbent upon us to revise the examination questions and protocol to incorporate lessons learned and to reflect the evolution of the field. To that end, in 2018, the National Federation of Families' Core Competencies Revision Project began with two clear goals: To update the National Competencies and the exam used to certify the Family Peer Support Workforce. To ensure the revised CFPS credential continues to meet high standards of ethical and professional practice for family peer support services and the proficiency and competency of family peer support providers. The final published paper and presentation regarding the Core Competencies Revision Project were completed in fall of 2019. We encourage you to explore these if you are interested in the history of certification and the development of the current national core competencies.

Skills that can be assigned to this core competency include: Holistic Approach to Wellness​ Promoting Resiliency​ Recovery Principles​ Impact of Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, and Grief Wellness Education​ Parenting and Caregiving Skills​ Self-Care and Community Care Strategies (For Providers and Families) Field examples may include: Using lived experiences to provide support, encouragement, and hope​ Assisting families in building self-confidence / self-esteem​ Assisting families in building stability in their lives (Maslow’s Hierarchy)​ Applying a holistic view of family members’ physical, social, mental, and spiritual strengths and goals Identifying family strengths, goals, and outcomes​ Participating in crisis and safety planning​ Educating families about the holistic approach to wellness​ Designing self-care strategies (for providers and families) ​ Applying understanding of the impact of trauma, compassion, fatigue, burnout, and grief​ to family support work Promoting and modeling resiliency​ Incorporating recovery principles​ Providing wellness education resources​ Reinforcing positive parenting and caregiving skills ​

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The Making a Difference Award, awarded until 2018, recognized a National Federation affiliate or partner that utilized the power of partnerships, collaboration and grass roots advocacy to enhance services, supports and awareness for children and youth who experience behavioral health challenges and their families. 2018 - Georgia Parent Support Network 2017 - Idaho Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 2016 - Ehkaya Youth Project

New in 2021, the Family Peer Support Award is presented to honor an individual who is certified in the provision of family peer support at the state or national level and who has contributed significantly to the family peer support field. The ideal honoree has personal experience providing exemplary family peer support directly to families and has contributed to the expansion of the family support workforce by training other parents. 2024 - Patti Connie​ 2023 - Barb Greene, Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children (Kentucky) 2022 - Joanne Peterson, Learn to Cope (Massachusetts) 2021 - Heidi Rochon (Maryland)

The Jane Adams Peer Support Award, awarded until 2019, recognized a nationally certified parent support provider who demonstrates overall excellence in the provision of support to families who are parenting children and youth experiencing behavioral health challenges. 2019 - Emma G. Mullendore (Oklahoma) 2018 - Melva Pavelka (Nebraska) 2017 - Frederick Douglas (North Carolina) 2016 - Magdalena Ruiz (Nevada)

This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding efforts at the local or state level on behalf of families whose children experience mental health and/or substance use challenges. The goal of this award is to recognize an exceptional individual who has made significant contributions to enhancing the lives of families in their own community. 2024 - Susan Nyamora​, South Florida Wellness (Florida) 2023 - Meri Viano, Parent/Professional Advocacy League (PPAL) (Massachusetts) 2022 - Sherry Candelaria, Reach Family Services (Arizona) 2021 - Amy Blackwell (Tennessee) 2019 - Barbara Granger (Texas) 2018 - Diana Autin (New Jersey) 2017 - Kaytra MacDonald 2016 - Frank Rider (North Carolina)

Honoring one of the pioneers in the provision of community-based supports for children and their families, this award recognizes an individual who has made a lasting contribution to children's mental health on the national level, who reflects the values of the National Federation, who is well-known for their commitment and contributions to the field of children's mental health, and who demonstrates compassion for children, youth and families. ​ 2024 - Tavo Sastre, Reach Family Services (Arizona) 2023 - Linda Henderson-Smith, Carelon Behavioral Health, (Georgia) 2022 - Olivia Del Giudice, Kaleidoscope4Kids (Illinois) 2021 - Lisa Pace (Georgia) 2018 - Ruth Fox (Pennsylvania) 2017 - Sybil Goldman 2016 - Jane Adams (Kansas)

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