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Reflecting on 20 Years of Advocacy
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The Parent Support Network Is Formed
• In 1989, both the federal and state government put their money on the table and the Mental Health Association in NYS, Inc. (MHANYS) received a grant to hire a parent, to connect parents to each other across the state, and to develop a newsletter to address families' needs.
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The Stage Is Set
• As part of that grant, five parent advisors were hired to work with families in the five regions of the state.
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The Stage Is Set
• By 1993, there were six parents working with the Parent Support Network to inform, educate, support, advocate with, and organize the families in New York.
• That same year, the Parent Support Network won a three year grant from the National Center for Mental Health Services in Washington, D.C., to develop a statewide, parent run, not-for-profit organization.
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The Steering Committee
• The Director of the Parent Support Network, a parent of a child with a serious emotional disorder, put together a steering committee of ten parents to develop a statewide parent support organization.
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The Steering Committee
• Each parent advisor and another parent from each of the five regions across New York were brought together to develop a mission statement and by-laws for the newly named Families Together in New York State.
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The Steering Committee
• The steering committee also developed an initial plan for the organization and started the incorporation process.
• Over this two year period, Families Together went from being a good idea to becoming a reality.
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The Expanded Board
• In April 1995, the Families Together steering committee was ready to expand the board. New board members were chosen and officers elected.
• In 1995, Families Together became an official state organization of the Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health.
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Movement To Independence
• Paige Pierce was hired as Executive Director in 1999.
• Parent Advisors become part of the FTNYS family.
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Movement To Independence • Ten Chapters of Families Together in New York
State began to grow, beginning with Long Island Families Together (LIFT).
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Movement To Independence
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Movement To Independence
In partnership with Albany County under a SAMHSA-funded System of Care Grant: • Three Family Resource Centers were opened.• Families Together in Albany County was
created.
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Movement To Independence
• Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative (CCSI) legislation passed and was signed into law.
• FTNYS received a grant from the van Ameringen Foundation and an impact study on Custody Relinquishment was released to the legislature & state agencies.
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Movement To Independence
In the years to follow, FTNYS:• Hired a Statewide Coordinated Children’s Services
Initiative Coordinator to manage Tier III activities• Partnered with NYS Education Department to
institute Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS) in school districts across the state.
• Partnered with Nassau County and received a System of Care grant from SAMHSA, which was named No Wrong Door.
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2005The Madison Avenue building is purchased & renovated for our new offices.
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Here comes YOUTHPOWER!• From 2000 – 2005, the youth movement grew
strong. FTNYS received support from OMH to develop a youth program and the first Statewide Youth Coordinator was hired.
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Here comes YOUTHPOWER!
• In 2006, the first annual Youth Speak Out was held at the FTNYS Annual Conference.
• In 2007, YP! became a cross-disability network, a State Partner of the National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN), and held its first Statewide Youth Leadership forum.
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Moving Forward
• FTNYS chairs the Timothy’s Law Campaign, organizing families and other advocacy communities to carry our voice and change parity laws that were affecting families.
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Moving Forward• In 2009, Timothy’s Law is passed & signed by
the Governor.
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Moving Forward
• OMH partners with FTNYS & Columbia University to implement a statewide training called the Parent Empowerment Program (PEP)
• We hired a statewide training coordinator and trained over 20 trainers from across the state.
• Now, nearly 450 family advocates have been trained through the program.
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Moving Forward
• SAMHSA funds FTNYS to implement a Statewide Family Network to connect peer support workers, families, youth, parent advocates, and service providers with each other and provide opportunities for technical assistance.
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Moving Forward
• FTNYS joins the NYS Success Implementation Team to support broad-scale operation, expansion and integration of Systems of Care through the creation of sustainable infrastructure.
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Moving Forward
• SAMHSA continues to recognize family peers as a cross-systems force, providing funding for FTNYS to develop deeper collaboration and promote skill sharing between peers in addiction recovery, adult peers in mental health recovery and family and youth peers.
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Moving Forward
• FTNYS continues to be major force pushing for cross-systems systems integration and planning.
• FTNYS represents the family voice at every opportunity, participating on Cross-Systems Commissioner Meetings, pushing for the creation of Children’s Behavioral Health Medicaid Redesign Committee, and identifying opportunities for family members to join advisory councils.
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• In July 2013, FTNYS embarks on a campaign to organize stakeholders and advocates to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 18 and reform the juvenile justice system.
• Early on, the campaign worked to gain the Governor’s support.
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• Governor vows to pass legislation during his 2014 State of the State Address.
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• Governor releases Youth, Public Safety and Justice Commission Report and introduces them in full as part the 2015 Executive Budget.
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Here we are!
• Families Together in New York State has over 40 employees
• Parent Advisors, Chapters, and Members represent every corner of New York State and our voice is heard.
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Here we are!
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Here we are!
• We remain committed to our mission to ensure that every family has access to needed information, support, training and services by providing a strong voice for families of children with social, emotional, and behavioral needs.
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Thank you!