Bridging Families and Systems: Family Peer Support in Children’s Mental Health Services

• By: Amy Piroli, FPA-C Lydia Franco, PhD, LMSW NYU McSilver Institute
• April 21st, 2026
• caregiver support, children's mental health, family advocacy, family peer support, family-driven care, lived experience, peer advocates, Spring 2026 Issue, stigma reduction
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As soon as one learns that they are going to be a parent, the planning and preparation begins. It is a new journey. A journey that does not necessarily come with a handbook of how-tos, sure there are books, resources, literature etc. that can ‘guide’ you but there really isn’t a one tell all...

“Children’s System of Care” in Westchester County, New York

• By: Carol Hardesty, MSW, MPA Family Ties of Westchester Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health
• January 1st, 2017
• Child mental health services, community-based mental health, cross system collaboration, family-driven care, system of care, trauma-informed care, Wraparound services, Youth-guided services
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The System of Care concept for children and adolescents with mental health challenges and their families was first published in 1986 in an article by Beth Stroul and Robert Friedman. They articulated a definition for a System of Care along with a framework and philosophy to guide its...