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Children's Mental Health Matters! |
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It is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week!
Join us and wear a green ribbon! It brings awareness to the needs of children with emotional, behavioral, mental and social disabilities and their families across Iowa. Select Children's Mental Health Week above to view more resources.
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To link families to community, county and state partners for needed supports and services; and to promote systems change that will enable families to live in a safe, stable and respectful environment.
This mission will be accomplished by empowering families through:
- Information Dissemination
- Information and Referral Services
- Mentoring
- Advocacy Training
- Educating Legislators
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Iowa Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health is a 501c3 statewide advocacy organization working independently and collaboratively with our local community affiliates and the Federal level organization towards a seamless system of care.
We believe that families are "Multi-Stressed" -not dysfunctional... The focus of all services and supports should be on the family and child's strengths, not the flaws...planning of services should be a joint effort of family and professionals...parents know their children best! |
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To view our latest newsletter click here. |
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Fundamental to the Federation is a focus on family participation and support. Every family has a right to an appropriate, available and accessible support base to meet family-identified needs. Therefore, policies, legislation, funding mechanisms and service systems must utilize the strengths of families by:
- Ensuring that they are equal partners in the planning, implementation and evaluation of services.
- Viewing the child as a whole person and the family as a whole unit, rather than emphasizing the disability.
- Empowering families and children to make decisions about services in their own lives. Encouraging innovative programming that increases options and promotes the integration of services.
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Iowa Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
