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...

Creating a Family Peer Support and Services Workforce

• By: Marleen Litt, LCSW Yudelca De la Cruz, MSEd Onicka Miller Veronica Worley JCCA
• July 1st, 2019
• behavioral health, caregiver advocacy, credentialing, family peer support, Medicaid services, supervision, vicarious trauma, workforce development
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For the caregiver of a Medicaid-eligible child who has a behavioral diagnosis, or demonstrated loss of a physical health diagnosis, Children & Family Support & Services (CFTSS) provide unprecedented support, advocacy and resources. On July 1, 2019, the fourth CFTSS component, Family Peer...

The Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis: Past, Present, and Future

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW
• July 1st, 2019
• de-professionalization, education and training, family peer support, mental health workforce, psychiatrist shortage, recruitment challenges, social work, workforce training
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First on the list of topics for this issue of Behavioral Health News was “The Workforce Crisis Today.” That’s interesting because the workforce “crisis” is anything but new. For example, when I first entered this field during the height of deinstitutionalization in New York—the early...