Share Your Family’s Stories of Success

In the world of Family Peer Support and Youth Peer Support, small miracles happen everyday. As families and young people with lived experience navigating the child-serving systems, we often hear so much about the difficulties we face, but how often do we reflect on our success overcoming them to achieve our goals? No matter how small, families and young people have achieved remarkable feats of resilience together and we want to celebrate them.

NOT SURE WHAT TO SHARE? Anything you are proud of, no matter how small! Success looks different for everyone. If you aren’t sure, ask the young person in your life about a goal they met, a challenge they overcame, a good deed they did for someone, an act that took courage, or something they were able to do that surprised them.

“My son was diagnosed with autism and mental health challenges. People warned us that he wouldn’t be able to finish high school. He is now enrolled in college! With the strong support system we’ve built together, the future is very bright for my son.” -A Parent from the Capital Region.

WHY SHARE YOUR STORY? Sometimes hope is hard to come by. Often good news is lost in the constant negativity. Your family’s story of success could brighten someone else’s day and help them push forward- you never know who is walking in your shoes!

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* 1. Contact Information

Name

Email Address

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* 2. County of residence where services are accessed.

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* 3. I am a (check all that apply):

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth involved with mental health services

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth involved in foster care, kinship and/or the child welfare system

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth involved with substance abuse services

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth involved in the juvenile justice system

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth with developmental challenges or disabilities

Parent/caregiver of a child or youth with vocational/employment challenges

Foster Parent or Kinship Guardian

Young person with experience with mental health services

Young person with experience in foster care, kinship and/or the child welfare system.

Young person with experience with substance abuse services

Young person with experience with the juvenile justice system

Young person with vocational/employment challenges

Young person with developmental challenges or disabilities

Professional in children’s behavioral health or other child serving services

Representative of a local, county or state government child serving agency

Family Peer Advocate

Youth Peer Advocate

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Share your family’s personal stories of resiliency, recovery and success in the form below. All submissions are anonymous. The information shared with us will be used to help promote hope, recovery and resiliency.