Policy and Advocacy

USC UCEDD faculty and staff work to influence initiatives and policy at the national, state, and local levels through participation on boards, committees, task forces, and various other groups that inform policymakers, advocate for systemic changes, and address issues of importance to the populations we serve.

National

• Advocacy Committee, American Diabetes Association
• Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Doctoral Internship Membership Committee
• Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Committee, Maternal and Child Health Section, American Public Health Association
• Health Care Quality and Outcome Guidelines Task Force, Child, Adolescent and Family Expert Panel, American Academy of Nursing
• Human Services Research Institute
• Learn the Signs. Act Early. Centers for Disease Control/Association of University Centers on Disabilities
• LEND Family Discipline Network
• Multi-Cultural Council, Association of University Centers on Disability
• National Advisory Committee, All Babies Count
• National Association for Continence
• National Behavior Scientist Sub-Committee, Autism Treatment Network
• National Head Start Stakeholders Visioning Group, Department of Health and Human Services
• Spina Bifida Program, Skin Breakdown Working Group, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee: IACC 
• Zero-to-Three: Prenatal to Five Workforce Development Committee

State

• Advisory Committee, California Center for Health Improvement
• California Child Development Policy Advisory Committee
• California Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Intervention
• California Mental Health Services Act Multicultural Coalition (CMMC)
• Consumer Advisory Committee, UC Davis Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, UC Davis MIND Institute
• Employment First Committee, State Council on Developmental Disabilities, CA
• Leadership Committee, California Autism Professional Training and Information Network (CAPTAIN)
• Newborn Hearing Screening Program, CA Quality Improvement Collaborative
• North Los Angeles Autism Regional Taskforce (NLAART), CA Senate Select Sub-committee on Autism and Related Disorders
• Statewide Training Committee, California Interagency Autism Planning Group

Local

• Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Perinatal Mental Health Task Force
• Executive Committee, Family Resource Center Network of Los Angeles County
• Family Centered Care Committee, Los Angeles County, California Children’s Services
• Infancy, Childhood, and Relationship Enrichment (ICARE) Steering committee, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
• Infant Development Association
• Inter-Agency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN), Los Angeles County Child and Adolescent Suicide Review Team, Los Angeles Coroner Office
• Pre to Three Policy Advisory Committee, First 5 LA
• Project ABC Governance Board
• Westside Regional Center Self-Determination Advisory Board
• Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health: Prenatal to Five Steering Committee
• First 5 LA: First Connections Los Angeles County Advisory Committee
• First Five: National Research Advisory Committee
• Los Angeles County Perinatal Mental Health Task Force: Executive Committee
• California Department of Developmental Services: State Systemic Improvement Plan Task Force
• California Interagency Coordinating Council on Early Intervention: Executive Committee
• California Center for Infant-Family and Early Childhood Mental Health: Steering Committee
  
  

We also offer a monthly series of policy webinars targeting the needs and interests of families of individuals with developmental disabilities.  Examples of past webinars include: Employment First, Self-Determination, Changes to the Medicaid’s Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) Regulations and Restraint and Seclusion.  The target audience for the webinars are individuals with developmental disabilities, parents and family members.  However they are also of interest to professionals working in the disability field.