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Families Together's Policy Committee is once again asking for your help in identifying priorities for our policy and chapter work for 2012. Please take a moment to fill out our leaders questionnaire.

It is below and attached, or you can fill it out on

Policy Questionnaire

We encourage you to bring the questionnaire to meetings and make it available to the families you serve. We want to make sure that our policy priorities are those that help our families the most.

Families Together in New York State
Legislative Awareness Day and Luncheon

Please join us to learn about this year’s policy issues
and share your concerns with policymakers in Albany.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Convention Center, Empire State Plaza, Albany
12:00 to 2:30 Lunch and Speakers

Decisions are being made in Albany that will determine what type of mental health services
will be available to children, youth and families in our state. There is a seat for you at the table.
Please join us.

For more information or to register contact

Ruth Foster 518-432-0333 x15

Families Together in New York State
2012 Annual Conference

New Strategies for Navigating a Changing System
Sunday, May 6 - Monday, May 7, 2012
at the Marriott Hotel in Albany, New York

Please join youth, families and advocates from across New York State for the
2012 Families Together in New York State Annual Conference

This year featuring Keynote Speaker Jonathan Mooney, workshops, exhibitors, a fun family party, and more!
For more information, please contact Tracie Killar at tkillar@ftnys.org

We hope to see you at the conference!

2012 Annual Conference Call for Presentations

The Families Together in New York State Annual Conference is attended by youth with social, emotional and behavioral challenges, their families, service providers, educators, policymakers and advocates. We are currently accepting workshop proposals that focus on new strategies for families and advocates of children and youth with cross-systems involvement.

Click here to download a copy of the Conference Workshop Proposal

Call for Presentation will be emailed on January 18, 2012.

2012 Annual Conference Sponsorship Opportunities

Consider becoming a Sponsor of the Annual Conference this year!
Each year, our conference grows and reaches new people across New York State. Last year, close to 500 New York families and advocates gathered together in support of children, youth and families challenged by children’s mental health and other cross-systems needs. This year, we anticipate hundreds of attendees once again, and invite you to be a part of our conference by becoming a sponsor.

To make our conference a success, and to bring families together,

To become a sponsor, or for more information, please click on the link below.

2012 Sponsorship Package

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