Family Peer Support
can assist in ways such as:
 Providing supportive advocacy by
face to face meetings, a support
group and communication via
phone, email or text to meet your
needs.
 Support during crisis situations
 Attending and assisting in
Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
and 504 meetings.
 Educate and provide information
about a mental illness, diagnosis
and coping techniques to deal with
symptoms.
Providing hope for children with
mental health needs and their families.
Please contact…
Woodward Community Based Services
611 5th Ave, Ground Level
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Telephone: 515-274-9607
Toll-Free: 877-798-3335
Fax: 515-274-9614
 Empowering YOU to be your
family’s strongest advocate in the
home, school, placement, health
care and/or community.
Tess Hughes, Clinical Director
 Helping connect you to the
appropriate community resources.
Alissa Tschetter-Siedschlaw
Lead Family Peer Support Specialist
tess.hughes@sequelyouthservices.com
(515) 537-2975
alissa.ts@sequelyouthservices.com
(515) 321-8741
Family Peer
Support
Services
Are you a parent of a child with special
needs? This may include:
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What services does Family Peer
Support provide?
The program connects families and
their children to improve their
mental, emotional, educational and
social health needs to help your
family be healthy, happy and whole.
Social Challenges
Emotional Challenges
Developmental Challenges
Behavioral Challenges
You undoubtedly have bigger challenges
to overcome than you ever thought
possible. There may be days where you
feel all alone in your struggle. Maybe you
have been so busy taking care of your
child's needs, in addition to the rest of
your family, that you have not had the
opportunity to seek encouragement from
those who have walked a similar road.
Who is eligible to participate in the
Family Peer Support?
Families who have children who are
eligible for Medicaid benefits and a
have mental health diagnosis may
benefit from the WCBS Family Peer
Support.
Woodward Community Based Services is
predicated on the firm conviction that every
youth and family we serve has the potential
for greatness; that undreamed success at
home, at school and at work are eminently
achievable. We recognize that the people we
serve often find themselves in difficult
circumstances, but not always of their own
making. We are committed to helping them
transcend these conditions and make
fundamental and permanent
behavioral/cognitive changes, thereby
achieving their dreams.
How much does the Family Peer
Support cost?
It is free for Medicaid recipients.
Participation will not change your
child’s benefit; it will simply add to
them.