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Family Partnerships

The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program promotes family/provider partnerships and collaborates with parent-led organizations in the state.  Two of the organizations funded by the CYSHCN program are Family Voices of Wisconsin and Parent to Parent of Wisconsin.

Family Voices of Wisconsin

Family Voices of Wisconsin supports the voice of families in decision-making, leadership and systems change. Family Voices provides information, training and support around health care and community services to families and professional partners.

Services 

  • "Did You Know?  Now You Know" Parent Trainings
  • Co-sponsorship of The Circles of Life Annual Conference for Families and A Gathering of Youth, a conference for young people
  • Wisconsin Family to Family Health Information Center
  • Resource Materials

Contact: Family Voices of Wisconsin 
608-239-1364 
Liz@FVofWI.org 
www.wfv.org/fv/

Parent to Parent of Wisconsin

Parent to Parent of Wisconsin (P2P) provides parent matching. P2P is a statewide network of families who support each other on the journey of parenting children with special health care needs.

Services 

  • Connections to other parents who have "been there"
  • Information on local, state, and national resources
  • Trainings for parents to become Support Parents

Contact: Parent to Parent of Wisconsin
888-266-0028 (Families) 
715-361-2890 
Get-Connected@p2pwi.org
www.p2pwi.org

 

Last Updated: February 17, 2009

 

 

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