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Family Voices of California Newsletter
In this issue:
📝 Family Feedback Opportunities
🗣️ Medi-Cal & Medicaid Matters
✨ Youth Spotlight Resources
📅 Upcoming Trainings, Workshops & Webinars
Family Feedback Opportunities
Share your voice. Shape what comes next.
Stanford Children’s Health Equity Survey
Stanford Children’s Hospital researchers are working to improve how children with special health care needs and medical complexity are supported in school settings. They are seeking feedback from families and community partners about connecting children to school services after hospital visits.
🕒 Time: ~5 minutes
🔒 Confidential and voluntary
Surveys are shared for informational purposes. Participation is optional.
Project Leadership alumni—this one’s for you.
Your experience, growth, and advocacy matter. Share your story and help inspire other families across California.
Selected stories will be featured on our new website.
✨ Take a few minutes to share your story here.
🌟 Medi-Cal & Medicaid Matters
Important updates and tips to help families understand and use their health coverage.
Weekly Advice for Safeguarding Medicaid
The National Health Law Program has launched Timely Tips to Safeguard Medicaid, a weekly resource to help advocates stay informed as federal and state Medicaid policies continue to evolve.
Medical Disenrollment Among Young Adults
As youth transition into adulthood, changes in health coverage can put them at risk of losing insurance. This risk is especially serious for young adults with complex medical needs.
A new JAMA Pediatrics study led by the University of Chicago examined Medicaid disenrollment around age 19 across 46 states and Washington, D.C. The findings highlight significant coverage gaps during the transition to adulthood, with variation by state and by condition.
New DHCS Web Pages on Federal Changes to Medi-Cal
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has launched new web pages to help counties, health plans, providers, and community partners track federal actions affecting Medi-Cal, including H.R. 1.
The site includes updates on eligibility, benefits, behavioral health, Section 1115 waivers, and more, and outlines how California plans to implement required changes while minimizing disruption.
🌟 Youth Spotlight Resources
Together for Wellness: Free Emotional Health Resources for Youth
Together for Wellness offers a free digital wellness website for youth in California, featuring trusted emotional health resources including hotlines, apps, videos, and websites.
Resources are available in 13 languages and cover topics such as immigration, substance use, relationships and sexual wellness, and emotional and family wellbeing.
👉 Visit the site: www.TogetherCA.org
📱 Follow: @Together4CAYouth
⭐ Upcoming Trainings, Workshops & Webinars
Evidence Based Practices: Visual Supports (VS) Webinar
Learn how visual supports can help children succeed in daily routines. This session will cover what visual supports are, why they work, and simple examples families can use at home.
📅 Date: March 31, 2026
🕒 Time: 10:00–11:30 AM
Presenters:
• Nicole Mann, M.Ed., Autism Preschool Educational Specialist
• Tavia L. Lawson, B.B.A., Family Support Specialist
FVCA Annual Health Summit
In -person space is very limited. Virtual spots are still available.
📅 FVCA Annual Health Summit: March 23
March 23: Join families, advocates, and partners from across California for a full day of learning, connection, and community at the FVCA Annual Health Summit.👉 Health Summit registration is open now: Click here
📍 Location: Sacramento
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