Empowering Caregivers Through an Innovative Peer Navigator Program

• By: Sarah Vejnoska, PhD Samantha Hochheimer, MS Yue Yu, PhD Jennifer Diaz Navarro, BA Hala Alkhatib, BS, PhD Joyce Steel Hannah Michaelsen, MPA Suzannah Iadarola, PhD Melanie Pellecchia, PhD, BCBA, NCSP Amanda Gulsrud, PhD Elizabeth Hassrick, PhD David Mandell, ScD Connie Kasari, PhD Aubyn Stahmer, PhD
• April 11th, 2023
• caregivers, families, family navigation program, family resource centers, peer navigators, quality care, research, resources, Spring 2023 Issue
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After a child receives an autism diagnosis, caregivers begin to look for appropriate services and supports. This journey requires them to navigate a very complicated service system. Caregivers are usually tasked with coordinating their children’s medical, educational, and community-based services...

Addressing the Needs of Under-Resourced Families of Children with Autism

• By: Briana Bronstein, MAEd Diondra Straiton, BA Heather J. Nuske, PhD Melanie Pellecchia, PhD, BCBA, NCSP Erica Reisinger Blanch, MSEd David S. Mandell, ScD University of Pennsylvania
• July 1st, 2017
• AIR-B, CPPR, interventions, research, summer 2017 issue
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The Autism Intervention Network on Behavioral Health (AIR-B) is a network of researchers whose goal is to improve access to evidenced-based treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in under-resourced communities. The AIR-B network consists of two related studies: Mind the Gap...