Family Connections: Navigating Resources, Support, & More

Hosted by the , “Family Connections” is a virtual community for fathers, mothers, parents, caregivers, and the family peer workforce who support family members experiencing substance use and/or mental health challenges.

Join "Family Connections" on Wednesday, October 3rd when we explore "Navigating Resources, Support, & More.” Families - and the family peer workforce that supports them - tell us they need credible resources, guidance on accessing help, and the opportunity to connect with others facing similar challenges. We also know parents and caregivers are the subject matter experts when it comes to their own child of any age. At the same time, they benefit from family peer support and guidance when it comes to navigating systems to find the support they want for their family.

Together, we'll dive into our top supports and resources for family members and the family peer workforce:

• How Technical Assistance Builds Capacity and Resiliency: NFSTAC provides targeted support, coaching, or mentoring at no charge to families whose children experience mental health and/or substance use challenges across the lifespan, as well as the family peer workforce and organizations supporting those families.
• Working with Family Peer Workforce who offer their own lived experience plus specialized training to assist and empower families raising children—across the lifespan—who experience emotional, developmental, behavioral, substance use, and/or mental health challenges.
• “Family Peer Specialist Through the Lifespan” Online Curriculum
• The NFSTAC Family Peer Workforce Toolkit + the NFSTAC Family & Caregiver Toolkit
• “Partnering with Families in Behavioral Health: The FAMILY Approach” Online Curriculum Module

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn how to access personalized support from the Family Peer Workforce and Technical Assistance. Both offer specialized guidance, training, and a collaborative approach to access support and resources - all tailored to meet diverse needs while building capacity and resiliency.
• Acceptance Factor: By accessing reliable information, knowledge, and skills, everyone is better able to support, advocate, and act on behalf of child at every stage of development.
• Social Justice Factor: Access to resources is a fundamental principle of social justice. Fair distribution of resources and opportunities helps build an equitable society.

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