SSDI/SSI
What You Need to Know
Presenter
Lisa Math, B.Sc., CRPS-F is the Director of Family S.T.A.R. program for Family Network on Disabilities. She is also a Certified Recovery Peer Specialist with an endorsement in working with families, and a certified trainer for numerous programs. Lisa serves on many community boards including the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Committee, JDCH Patient Family Advisory Council, Memorial Healthcare System Ability, Accessibility, and Inclusion Advisory Council, Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation Advisory Board, Children’s Home Network Kinship Collaborative, Broward Behavioral Health Coalition Consumer Advisory Council, United Way of Broward County Mental Health Promotion Action Team, and Statewide CMS Behavioral Health Collaborative. She is a parent of a 26 year old young adult who has multiple medical conditions and mental health challenges. She gave up her career while her child was young to manage his needs full-time, but returned years ago to use her lived experience and training as a professional to support families on their journeys.
Family S.T.A.R. program
Family S.T.A.R. supports families with children and youth from birth to age 26 throughout the state who have special healthcare needs, complex medical conditions, developmental disabilities, and mental health challenges, along with the professionals, providers, and educators who serve them. Our services include Support, Training and Education, Assistance, and Resources and are offered at no charge. Family S.T.A.R. is Florida’s Family to Family Health Information Center (F2FHIC), funded by the U.S. Dept. of Health, under the Health Resources Services Administration.
Early Steps Space Coast
Space Coast Early Steps provides services to infants and toddlers, birth to age three, with development disabilities or delays. We help families build upon their child’s individual strengths and provide support to meet the child’s unique needs. Services are designed to support children in their communities, where they live, learn and play.