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Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness Team Heads to Orlando for National Federation of Families' Annual Conference
Monday, December 9, 2024
The Healthy and Equitable Futures program- a partnership between our Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness team, the National Parent Leadership Institute, and the Greater Rochester Health Foundation- presented at the National Federation of Families' Annual Conference in Orlando.
Presenters:
- Aparajita Kuriyan, UR Medicine Pediatric Behavioral Health and Wellness
- Toyin Anderson, National Parent Leader Institute, Parent Leader
- Carolyn Lee-Davis, The National Parent Leadership Institute, Director of Operations
- Maurice Haskins, Greater Rochester Health Foundation, Program Officer
- Linda Alpert-Gillis, UR Medicine, Director, Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Outpatient Services and the Laboratory of Innovation in Child Mental Health Care Delivery
- Kenya Malcolm, UR Medicine, Director of IEC Initiatives, Psychiatry
- Shunthenia Hill, UR Medicine, Clinical Coordinator, Licensed Mental Health Therapist
- Jerard Johnson, UR Medicine, Senior Psychiatric Case Manager
- Sonia D’Silva, UR Medicine, Parent Leader
- Jason McDonald, UR Medicine, Parent Leader
- Julia Gonzalez, UR Medicine, Parent Leader
In their session, "Opening Doors to Community Voice: Collaboration With Parent Leaders," attendees learned how the University of Rochester Medical Center, in partnership with the National Parent Leadership Institute via our Healthy & Equitable Futures work, integrates parent voices in services to support leadership skills and drive positive change. Attendees also learned how inviting parent participation across multiple levels of services can significantly benefit children, caregivers, and systems change, and work towards welcoming and supportive care environments.