This meeting explored how to increase family and youth voice in school behavioral health through peer-to-peer models.
The meeting objectives:
- Explore best practices and innovative approaches to improve family and youth engagement in school behavioral health.
- Describe the family and youth engagement goals in the school strengthening work plans (SSWP) 2023-2024.
- Showcase youth & family peer-to-peer models focused on elevating and amplifying family and youth voices in school behavioral health
Presenters:
- Simone Sawyer, MSPH, GWU, DC CoP’s Youth-Adult Partnerships Workgroup
- Elizabeth Reddick, Parent, Family & Youth Engagement Practice Group Co-facilitator, DBH Youth and Family Co-chair
- Charneta Scott, PhD, Program Manager, Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)
- Ronald LaFleur, MSW, LICSW, Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)