Family Voices of Michigan

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Bev Crider
(313) 966-7424
familyvoicesMI@gmail.com

Mary Marin
(517) 241-7197
marinm@michigan.gov

a boy The Michigan Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2FHEIC), as a FV partner (Family Voices of Michigan), provides a wide range of services to families to help them navigate the health care systems for CYSHCN in Michigan. These include: individual information and referral, focus groups, training, parent matching, conferences, topical calls, surveys, lending library, listserv, newsletters, and website. Funding to support these activities is provided by CMS.

HIGHLIGHT: Building Family Leadership
F2FHEIC has developed sophisticated, substantial training modules to develop family leadership and professional partnerships. Some of these series include:

CSHCS (Children’s Special Health Care Services) 101 for Medicaid Health plans and others, including private insurers such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
How to Access Mental Health Services For Your Child Using Public or Private Healthcare Coverage
Will Your Teen be Ready For Adult Life?
Health & Education (public health care coverage, special education, etc.)
Health Resource Support Parent
Project Resilience Train the Trainers

Trainings may be offered both on-site and on-line. Information about additional trainings from other organizations is also available on the F2FHEIC website.

WORKING TOGETHER FOR CYSHCN:
F2FHEIC partners with many other organizations to improve care for CYSHCN, including:

Title V Agency – As a parent partner employed by Title V, Family Voices of MI participates on an ongoing basis with representatives from SCHIP and Medicaid programs.
Region IV Genetics Committee
AMCHP Family Advisory Committee
AMCHP Board
MI Developmental Disability Council Health Issues Workgroup

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