ABOUT US
We provide families with accurate assessments, evidence-based interventions, culturally and linguistically competent services, and a variety of other resources to help their children become self-respecting, independent, hopeful and productive adults. We help our families learn to cope with the difficult and demanding behaviors of their children while trying to maintain their employment and financial survival.
OUR VISION
We envision a socially just world where diverse children, adolescents, transition-age youth, and young adults with behavioral health challenges and their families can live full productive lives free of discrimination and stigma.
OUR MISSION
The Montgomery County Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health works to improve the lives of children, adolescents, transition-age youth, and young adults with behavioral health challenges and their families by:
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Providing individualized and targeted family and youth peer support, group support, education, advocacy, system navigation, and information and referral, and leadership opportunities;
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Helping youth and young adults and their families progress on their journey towards self-advocacy and self-efficacy through the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and a network of resources and support;
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Promoting hope, health, healing, cultural humility, race equity, and social justice; and
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Advancing a system of care that is family-driven, youth-driven, community-based, strength-based, and culturally and linguistically competent.
Celia Serkin
Executive Director
Lucy Absi-Lopez (Bilingual)
Family Support Partner
Karina Oviedo (Bilingual)
Family Navigator
Cathalene Symister-David
Board President
Cynthia Zapata
Board Member
Madge P. Mosby
Family Services Supervisor
Our Staff
Mary Kackley- Harris
Family Support Partner
Melody Smith
Family Support Partner
Board of Directors
John Pride
Board Vice President
Anne M. Ellis
Administrative Assistant
Janet Lee
Family Support Partner/Family Navigator
Fred Marton
Board Treasurer
The Montgomery County Federation of Families
for Children's Mental Health