The Child Neurology Foundation Advocacy Award of Merit was created in 2002 through the efforts of its Board of Directors and the Foundation’s Advocacy Committee. The award recognizes a patient support organization making outstanding achievements on behalf of patients and families with neurologic and developmental disorders.
Eligible patient support organizations must be a not-for-profit organization. Submitted nominations are reviewed by the membership of the Advocacy Committee of the Child Neurology Foundation. The committee votes to determine which organization to recommend to the CNF Board of Directors for confirmation.
The Child Neurology Foundation’s Advocacy Committee is charged with creating resources for families having children with neurologic conditions and providing information to attending child neurologists in order to facilitate more effective dialogue between families and their child neurologist.
Serving as a voice for our children has been at the center of our mission. The Advocacy Committee comprised of child neurologists, parents and advocacy organization leaders, is dedicated to providing parents with appropriate resources to care for their child with a neurologic disorder.
Heartfelt thanks to members of the Child Neurology Society for all of the nominations they submitted and to each member of the Advocacy Committee for once again thoughtfully selecting this year’s Advocacy Award winner.
This year, the Advocacy Committee (comprised of child neurologists, parents and advocacy organization leaders) has elected to name two organizations to receive the Advocacy Award of Merit.
Nominated by Dr. E. Ann Yeh, the first award goes to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society which helps each person address the challenges of living with MS through its 50-state network of chapters. The Society helps people affected by MS by funding cutting-edge research, driving change through advocacy, facilitating professional education, and providing programs and services that help people with MS and their families move their lives forward. The Society partners with the healthcare community across the country to promote and enhance quality healthcare and has expended over $650 million to support 375 research projects around the world.
Nominated by Dr. Stephen Kinsman, the second award goes to the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation which seeks to create a model system of care for children and young adults suffering from all Pediatric Acquired Brain Injuries in order to advance our knowledge of the brain fifty years over the next five years! The Sarah Jane Brain Foundation developed the first-ever National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan (PABI) which outlines the creation of seamless, standardized, evidence-based system of care, universally accessible for all PABI children/young adults and their families regardless of where they live in the nation.
The National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation (NUCDF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the identification, treatment and cure of urea cycle disorders. NUCDF is a nationally-recognized resource of information and education for families and healthcare professionals.
NUCDF was formed in 1988 by a handful of parents whose children were affected. It is operated and supported by the volunteer efforts of families with children suffering from UCDs and is a supportive network of families, friends, and medical professionals.
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