Family Voices Network of Erie County will honor 45 young people during its May 9th "Celebrating the Success of our Families" luncheon at the Buffalo Convention Center in honor of National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day.

Family Voices Network's first ever Youth Recognition honors 45 area youth in grades 7-12 who have recently made significant, positive changes in their lives. Recognitions came from schools, after-school programs, community centers, agencies providing services to children, youth and families, social workers, literacy volunteers, and family court. Youth recognitions include a wide variety of kids, including those attending public, charter, private, Catholic, and Erie 1 BOCES schools.

May 4-10 is Mental Health Awareness Week and Family Voices Network of Erie County will host a luncheon at the Buffalo Convention Center from 11am to 1pm on May 9th to show area youth that their progress in making positive decisions is being valued by adults and the community around them. For more information about the luncheon, please call 716-898-6134 by April 20 th.

Family Voices Network of Erie County is a countywide service delivery system that works collaboratively with several departments to provide support to children, youth, and families with mental and behavioral health needs using the Wraparound model. When families are involved in social services, juvenile justice, foster care/adoptive services, probation/PINS and mental health, Family Voices Network works to keep families together living in their homes, schools and community where they belong.

For more information about the Wraparound Process and services available to families, visit www.familyvoicesnetwork.org.