Trina Osher
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
1101 King Street, Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-684-7710
FAX: 703-836-1040
E-mail: tosher@ix.netcom.com

Carmen Pola

Judy Rinkin
Oregon Family Support Network
P.O. Box 13820
Salem, OR 97309-1820
Phone: 503-581-2047
FAX: 503-581-4841
E-mail: ofsn@open.org

• training for respite providers and early childcare providers
• training for family members "stepping up"
• Oregon Voluntary Child Placement Agreement (custody)
• IEP packet
• ten week course^, "Living with Challenges", a coping and skillbuilding class for family members and caregivers

Barbara Sample
Family Support Network
P.O. Box 21366
Billings, MT 59104
Phone: 406-256-7783
FAX: 406-29-9879
E-mail: fsntoo@aol.com

• working with families who have a child with a mental illness to provide information and support
• managed care implementation in public sector, family concerns, barriers
  

Terry Sanders

Tessie Schweitzer

Elaine Slayton

Sue Smith
Georgia Parent Support Network, Inc.
620 Peachtree St, NE 300E
Atlanta, GA 30308
Phone: 404-875-6801
FAX: 404-875-6755
E-mail: susmith@mindspring.com

• family support and advocacy for children and adolescents with emotional disturbances
• family-based service provision and information center
• interagency collaboration

Velva Spriggs
Division of State and Community Systems Development
State Planning and Systems Development Branch
5600 Fishers Lane
Room 15C-26
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 301-443-0139 or 301-443-4257
FAX: 301-594-0091
E-mail: vspriggs@samhsa.gov

• workshop facilitation and training
• children's mental health (family member perspective, administrative perspective, cultural competence)

Judy Sturtevant
Vermont Federation of Families
P.O. Box 607
Montpelier, VT 05601-0607
Phone: 802-223-4917
FAX: 802-229-1923
E-mail: judy3231@aol.com

• development, implementation and evaluation of a respite model for children and youth experiencing a severe emotional disturbance and their families
• development of a curriculum model on training parents to serve as family resource consultants

Liz Sweet

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