Child Health Specialty Clinics Family Navigators are staff members who are also the parent or primary caregiver of a child with special health care needs. They work with families to provide emotional support, systems navigation, and connections to community resources.
What We Do
Offer Emotional Support
Listen to concerns, frustrations, and fears
Celebrate successes
Help families build upon their strengths
Support the development of advocacy skills
Recognize and strengthen natural supports
Navigate Health, Educational, and Social Service Systems
Appointment and referral assistance
Attend meetings and appointments at family request
Assist with insurance, waiver, and other funding applications
Connect to Community Resources
Specialty and therapy providers
Assistive technologies
Camps
Childcare
Respite
Sibling activities
Support groups
Transportation
How We Help
Many families new to the world of special health care diagnoses, or going through new challenges, find that talking with another family member, someone who has "been there," helps. Family Navigators are parents or caregivers who have:
Had similar challenges
Felt the same feelings of grief, sadness, loss, and joy
Found ways to take care of themselves and their families
Family Navigators can help families lower their stress so they can manage their child's care a little more easily.
