Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (CYSHN)
Programs
- Birth Defects Monitoring and Analysis
- Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
- Follow Along Program
- Longitudinal Follow-up for Newborn Screening Conditions
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CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS
Local Public Health Conference
Monday, May 5 and Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | River’s Edge Convention Center | St. Cloud
The Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (CYSHN) section at MDH hosts an annual conference for local public health staff who gather information and provide support to families of children and youth with special health needs and disabilities. Local public health staff who attend this conference connect, share knowledge, and explore strategies to support families.
The 2025 theme, Children, Families, and Caregivers: a Focus on Mental Health, highlighted the vital role public health plays in supporting mental well-being.
Registration
Registration has closed. Contact health.cyshn@state.mn.us with any questions.
Share your stories!
CYSHN is also collecting stories from local public health staff to feature during the conference. Help showcase the incredible work being done across Minnesota by sharing your experiences.
As a result of the meeting, participants will:
- Build community through shared learning and experiences.
- Create and utilize connections across systems and services serving CYSHN in Minnesota.
- Apply best practices for providing support and services to families of children with special health needs identified through MDH CYSHN programs.
- Pursue opportunities to innovate together, driven by quality improvement of our shared system.
- Implement strategies to address mental health challenges faced by CYSHN, their families, and the professionals who support them.
Attendees are eligible for up to 8 contact hours of continuing education by participating in this conference. After completing an evaluation of the conference, attendees will receive a fillable certificate as documentation of their participation. Attendees should only claim the hours they attended on the certificate.
- Greater Minnesota Launch Pad
- Resource provided by speaker Dr. Nanette McDevitt.
- MN ASD Parent to Parent Support
- Resource provided by parent panelist, Emily Ginder.
- Partners in Policymaking leadership advocacy program
- Resource provided by parent panelist, Robyn Churchill.
- Pediatric Care Coordination community of practice fact sheet
- This community of practice, which works in collaboration with CYSHN, provides a way for care coordinators to network, collaborate, share, and learn from each other.
- Congenital CMV Public Health and Policy (CMV-PHP) Conference Scholarship Application
- MDH is excited to offer a limited number of scholarships and travel assistance to attend the 2025 CMV-PHP Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota from September 7 – 9, 2025. This opportunity is open to Minnesota professionals working with children diagnosed with congenital CMV and their families.
- Please fill out the Scholarship Application by June 1, 2025 if you are interested in being considered for financial support to attend the conference.