by Guest Author | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Lynne Fetter [Content Note: This essay describes a suicide attempt. If you are currently experiencing suicidal thoughts, we strongly advise against reading this essay. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please dial 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) 911...
by Erin Croyle | Apr 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Healthcare can be complicated when you have a disability. Implicit bias – a form of bias that occurs automatically and unintentionally in all of us – can impact care. Medical professionals rarely receive adequate training in how to meet the needs of kids...
by Erin Croyle | Jan 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
Few things can shake you to your core as deeply as your child facing lifelong health challenges. Whether it’s an obvious abnormality during a prenatal scan or seemingly minor developmental delays that stack up over time, it is...
by Erin Croyle | Dec 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
‘Tis the season of celebration and, at times, excess. The Center for Family Involvement wants to take a moment to recognize seemingly simplistic acts of kindness that can change lives. The Partnership for People with Disabilities’ Assistant Director of Research...
by Erin Croyle | Dec 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Sometimes heroic actions can be subtle, but their impact everlasting. Join the Center for Family Involvement in celebrating the unsung heroes in our lives. Molly Delinger-Wray, project leader at the Partnership for People with Disabilities shares: “I worked as a...
by Erin Croyle | Dec 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
Some unsung heroes’ impact is so great, we think of them decades later. The Center for Family Involvement’s Rural Outreach Specialist and Family to Family’s Regional Coordinator for Southwest Virginia Lisa Richard shares: “Twenty five years ago when...
