Collaborating for Change: NH-ME LEND/New Mainers Public Health Initiative (NMPHI) – An Interagency Parent Advocacy and Information Project

Authors

Marnie Morneault, University of Maine - Main
Hibo Omer, New Mainers Public Health Initiative

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Description

Over the past two decades, Maine has experienced rapid growth of racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse populations, as has the US generally. Although Maine’s population is largely White (95%), children in Maine are disproportionately from minority populations; currently 9% of children in Maine are from a race other than White. With funding support from a Focused Assistance to Support Training Project (FAST) grant, the NH-ME LEND Program partnered with New Mainers Public Health Initiative (NMPHI) to develop and deliver parent advocacy training modules for Somali parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). NMPHI is a public health and social service agency headquartered in Lewiston that serves New Mainers—recent immigrants to the secondary resettlement area and their families.

Publication Date

11-2019

Document Type

Poster

Publisher

University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

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Conference Name

2019 Association of University Centers on Developmental Disabilities (AUCD)

Conference Location

Washington, DC

Keywords

cultural diversity, special education

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Disability Studies | Special Education and Teaching

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Recommended Citation

Morneault, M. & Omer, H. (2019, November). Collaborating for Change: NH-ME LEND/New Mainers Public Health Initiative – An Interagency Parent Advocacy and Information Project (PDF). Poster presentation at the 2019 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference in Washington, DC.