We are Alongside.
Creating a new paradigm of whole child, whole family care for life-threatening pediatric illness or injury to ensure equitable, long-term wellbeing.
We are a community who understands.
Alongside Network is working to shift the system of care for families who have a child with a life-threatening illness or injury, such that care for mental health is integrated throughout their hospital and recovery experience. Using our Whole Child, Whole Family framework, we work with hospital systems to raise awareness and determine a trajectory of care.
We also work directly with families to validate, connect, and support them as they adjust to life following a child’s life-threatening illness or injury.
Please see our partners page for more information on our systems change work.
We work with families to cultivate the conditions for resilience through:
Community
Alongside Community Groups are the core of what we do. We offer groups for kids, teens, siblings, parents/caregivers of younger and older kids, and affinity groups. These groups are designed to build connection and understanding through shared experience. A team of Alongside staff facilitates each group, sharing research and holding space for each person to show up in the way that suits them best.
Expertise
Schedule a call with one of our staff members and we’ll talk you through helpful resources. Perhaps your teen is feeling anxious about school or you could use some help figuring out how to get your sleep back on track. Our staff members have a big bag of tricks that we’d love to share with you.
Connection
Our tightly-moderated, private discussion group is a space for people to connect, share stories, receive supportive feedback, and learn about current research. This is also a space to learn about upcoming groups hosted by Alongside, stay current on which hospitals follow best practices for pediatric medical traumatic stress, and to help design our work by connecting into Alongside’s Community Co-Design Process. We welcome you as an active member or someone who would like to observe and learn.
Referrals
Our network of experienced therapists are available to individually support your child and family by providing perspective, brain research, and skills-based practices for improved quality of life.
“ I didn’t realize how different our lives would feel once the meals stopped coming and the doctor visits slowed down.
I though we’d go back to life as it was before, but it’s been more complicated than that. ”
— Alonzo, parent
Healing doesn’t end when our kids leave the hospital.
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
hello@alongsidenetwork.org
Phone
612-460-8661