Message from Think Kids

Kelli Caseman Executive Director Think Kids is committed to improving the health care system for children with developmental disabilities, because every child— no matter who, no matter where— deserves a healthy, happy childhood.

If you agree, we encourage you to join us as we plan for the second year of the project. Visit our website to sign up for our project's email list, where you 'll receive survey links, compiled results, event listings, and links to stakeholder webinars, where you 'll have the chance to tell us how we can better engage families, health care providers, community leaders, and advocates in the project. The information that we learn from those who are willing to share their personal experiences is crucial to addressing systemic changes. For example, this year we learned that there is no centralized source for information about specialty care providers in our state. Parents are often criticized for searching on social media for information, but where else do we expect them to get it?

This is not a fast, easy road ahead of us, but together, we can address the systemic barriers that have troubled generations of families, here in our rural state. We look forward to an even more productive year in 2022.

A M e s s a g e f r o m T h i n k K i d s

Think Kids is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, launched in 2020, with the goal of using data-driven advocacy to make meaningful change in West Virginia. We work to ensure that all of our state's kids grow up healthy. We work to equip parents/guardians, professionals, community advocates, and care providers with resources and services that ensure that kids are raised in healthy spaces. And, we inform and promote changes to local policies, systems, and environments to foster healthy living and prevent health inequities. We do this because kids are the most important investment we can make to change the trajectory of poor health outcomes in West Virginia.

We envision a day when all of West Virginia’s children are safe, healthy, and aspire to do great things.

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This project was funded by the West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council. We thank them for their support.

304-410-0499 kelli@thinkkidswv.org