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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago;VALUE=DATE:20260413
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URL:https://dscc.uic.edu/events/virtual-family-voices-leadership-conferenc
 e-2026-and-pre-conference/
SUMMARY:Virtual - "Family Voices Leadership Conference 2026" and Pre-Confer
 ence
DESCRIPTION:Learn\, network and gain skills to build strategic partnerships
 \, strengthen family engagement and improve outcomes for families and the 
 systems of care that serve them\n\nFamily Voices will host the "Family Voi
 ces Leadership Conference 2026 (FVLC2026)" on April 15 and 16 from 11 a.m.
  to 5 p.m.  A pre-conference event will also run on April 13 and 14 from 
 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.\n\nDo you want to learn\, network and build skills to sup
 port family engagement in systems of care?\n\nJoin this 3D virtual confere
 nce experience for family leaders\, youth with disabilities\, and family e
 ngagement and health care professionals nationwide.\n\nEach day of the con
 ference will include a keynote session and twelve breakout session options
 . All sessions will have live Spanish interpretation.\n\nParticipants will
  explore topics\, including:\n\n 	Building strategic partnerships between 
 schools\, nonprofits and community-based organizations to strengthen famil
 y engagement and improve outcomes for families.\n 	Strategies for elevatin
 g and sustaining family leadership across systems of care.\n 	Learning how
  to recruit\, prepare and support family leaders at decision-making tables
  to transform collaboration into shared power—ensuring every family’s 
 voice shapes the programs\, policies\, and systems designed to support the
 m.\n 	Courageous Parents Network palliative care awareness resources for f
 amilies and clinicians navigating medical complexity.\n 	Navigating the tr
 ansition to adulthood and the vital role of a pediatric-adult transition h
 ealth clinic in providing comprehensive services to youth with disabilitie
 s.\n\nThe conference will be in English and Spanish. Accessibility accommo
 dations are available upon request. Conference materials may be made avail
 able in other languages besides English and Spanish.\n\nPre-conference tic
 kets are $125 per day. Conference general attendee tickets are $350. Sever
 al discounts are available to Family Voices affiliates and family-led orga
 nization attendees.\n\nVisit the Family Voices website to register and see
  all ticket pricing\, discounts and session schedules.\nPre-conference wor
 kshops are highly interactive and intended for live participation. Seats a
 re limited. Please only register if you plan to attend live.\nConference a
 ttendees will have access to the platform for six months following the eve
 nt to access session recordings and materials.
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