The presentation will give provide the audience and opportunity to understand what it really means when we say nothing about them without them. What does having a Family or Youth voice mean in reality. The presentation will discuss how the presenters lived experience allows them to connect with the families that they serve, how they have navigated on their own behalf and in turn support and empower others to do the same. How they are active in their community enduring that Family and Youth voice is not just heard but put into action. How they utilize their personal stories, their professional experience and their belief in the values of system of care to empower families that they too are experts, that they too are advocates and that they do matter.
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Speakers:
Monica Reyes
Parent Liaison/Certified Family Partner
Travis County Health and Human Services
Ola Collins Jobe
Parent Liaison
Travis County Health and Human Services
Bertha Rodriguez
Parent Liaison/Certified Family Partner
Travis County Health and Human Services/The Children's Partnership