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Family and Child

Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2FHIEC)

Our goal is to improve access to quality care and supports for children with special needs in their communities by empowering families. Together with other family, community, and state-wide partners, we will seek to enhance our resources and expand outreach to families across Michigan through information, education and parent-to-parent support.

The purpose of The Michigan Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center is provide information, education parent-to-parent support and decision-making opportunities to all families of children with special needs by expanding and improving Parent-to-Parent information, support and education activities to underserved families.

Goals and Objectives: Improve access to quality care and supports for children with special needs in their communities by empowering families.

•	Provide information to increase access to and utilization of coordinated, ongoing care in a medical home for parents of children with special needs.
•	Provide information to increase access to and utilization of health care and public health insurance of families with CSHCS.
•	Provide outreach, training and parent-to-parent support to families of children with special health care needs especially those who receive special education and early intervention services.
•	Increase and coordinate the dissemination of information on resources and services to families of genetic conditions and birth defects.
•	Increase and coordinate the dissemination of information to families of children with mental illness.
•	Provide information on transition to adult health care, work and independent living for CSHCN and their families.
•	Ensure families with CSHCS develop effective partnerships with service providers/health care providers and satisfied with the information and services they receive.