Why Family-Centered Care Matters: Inclusive Strategies for Successfully Transitioning Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs to Adult Health Services

Attendees will have an opportunity to both discuss and workshop ideas for high-quality, family-centered, and inclusive services for CYSHCN as they transition from pediatric to adult health services. The goal of this workshop is to foster collaboration and share ideas about best practices to promote a more equitable health system for CYSHCN and their families. The presenter(s) will share case studies and personal narratives of real-world challenges faced by patients, families, and providers regarding the coordination of health and human services for CYSHCN. In this session, we highlight the importance of this Title V Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant priority and present inclusive strategies based on participatory research to address current and future challenges.