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Project ECHO® professionals meet regularly in person and virtually. Pictured from left to right, the in-person staff members are Jessica Simacek—who leads the Department of Defense study and directs ICI’s TeleOutreach Center—and researchers Adele Dimian and Andrea Castillo.

Improving Mental, Emotional, Developmental, and Behavioral Health Care for Military-Connected and Rural Children and Families

Researchers and clinicians from ICI and the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain are finding new ways to help military-connected families and people living in rural communities access services for children's mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioral health care.

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Via of the Lehigh Valley and Person Centered Care Services to Receive 2026 Moving Mountains Award

Via of the Lehigh Valley and Person Centered Care Services, Inc. will receive the 2026 Moving Mountains Award for innovative approaches to strengthening the direct support professional (DSP) workforce. “These organizations are demonstrating how investments in training, credentialing, career advancement, and DSP engagement can strengthen the direct support workforce and, ultimately, improve the quality of support people with disabilities receive,” said ICI Director Amy Hewitt.

ICI, ANCOR, and the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals sponsor the award.

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People celebrate in an open-air tent during a Disability Pride Festival in front of the Minnesota State Capitol.

Disability Pride Festival Honors Community and Contributions

The fourth annual Disability Pride Festival gets underway at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul on Sept. 17. Hosted by Advocating Change Together (ACT), the festival honors the history and contributions of people with disabilities. “We’re existing in a space that is incredibly uncertain, and we need to uplift the voices of disabled leaders and self-advocates.”

ICI is a sponsor of the event.

Learn more about the festival.