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1. MAKE ACOMMITMENT

As an evidenced-informed practice, meaningful family engagement requiresdedicated leadership and sta�ng

• Support leadership to understand the value of family engagement

• Support sta� who are in dedicated family engagementcoordination orleadership roles

• Explore obstacles to meaningfulengagement and co-develop ways to approach them

2. COMETOGETHER

The essence of family enagement is shareddecision making, and it starts by asking families where they want to start

• Support therecruitment of local family members

• Find opportunities to ensure inclusivity and diversity of families

• Bring family engagement expertise to community partnerships

• Model equal voice andpower sharing

• Grow on strengths, identify opportunities

3. GROW YOURCAPACITY

Training and coaching helps build individual and organizational skills to engage

• Provide training forsta� and leadership

• Support families to beengaged and participate

4. MAKE ITHAPPEN

Family engagement can happen at the service, agency and system levels.

• Co-create and collaborate in making family engagement work for you

• Model the role offamilies in evidence - informed practice

• Help to put opportunities into action at any level of the agency system

5. EVALUATEAND SUSTAIN

The process is the practice and it can be measured at each level, contributing to a system that makes sense for children, youth and families.

• Identify indicators of meaningful family engagement

• Support co-evaluationwith families

• Make knowledgesharing relevant to families

• Develop or provideevaluation tools and examples

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2. COMETOGETHER

1. MAKE ACOMMITMENT

4. MAKE ITHAPPEN

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TO PLANYOUR JOURNEY

3. GROW YOURCAPACITY

5. EVALUATEAND SUSTAIN

LEARN FROMOTHERS

TOOLS ANDRESOURCES

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ISN'TSOMETHING YOU DO, IT'S A PART OF WHO YOU ARE. IT IS EMBEDDED THROUGHOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION, ENSHRINED IN POLICY AND DECISION MAKING, AND DEMONSTRATED IN THE EVERYDAY BEHAVIOURS OF STAFF. GETTING THERE ISN'T ALWAYS EASY, BUT THIS EVIDENCE-INFORMED ROADMAP AND OUR SUITE OFCUSTOMIZED COACHING SUPPORTS AND RESOURCES CAN HELP KEEP YOU ON TRACK.

FAMILYENGAGEMENT

ROADMAP

Parents for Children’sMental HealthSUPPORT. EDUCATE. EMPOWER.

CONNECT WITH YOURREGIONAL LEAD OR YOUR

KNOWLEDGE BROKER

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