Innovative Strategies for Strengthening Family to Family Health Information And Education Centers

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Article Publication Date: 
6/7/2006
Summary: 
Family to Family Centers provide information and other supports both to family members and to professionals who serve children and youth with special health care needs. This topic paper highlights innovative strategies developed by individual Family to Family Centers to develop partnerships to expand their reach, to enhance outreach to parents, to serve a culturally diverse clientele, to help youth prepare for transition, and to ensure organizational sustainability.
Article Author: 
Eiken, Steve; Galantowicz, Sara; Stubbs, Amanda
Topics: 
Resource Center; Transition Planning
Types/Tools: 
Promising practices; Reports
Populations: 
Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Children and Families
Sources: 
Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters)
Programs/Initiatives: 
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)
States: 
All States/Territories; Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; Florida; Indiana; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Minnesota; Montana; New Jersey; New York; North Dakota; Tennessee; Vermont; West Virginia; Wisconsin
Keywords: 
Single Point of Entry/No Wrong Door; Sustainability
Developing Partnerships to Increase Organizational Capacity and Outreach; Enhancing Communication with Families; Serving Culturally Diverse Audiences; Facilitating the Transition to Adulthood; Ensuring Sustainability through Multiple Funding Sources

Contact

Steve Eiken
MN
USA
Steve.Eiken@truvenhealth.com
Phone: 
(651) 917-4174

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50987