All Posts: intellectual and developmental disabilities

• Georgetown University and MedStar Health Launch Center to Rapidly Improve the Health and Well-being of Children in Washington and Beyond

  Georgetown University Medical Center and MedStar Health today announce the launch of a large, multidisciplinary, innovative center designed to rapidly advance equitable systems of care and support that enable children, families and communities to thrive.

  Category: News Release Tags: brain, child and adolescent mental health, children and families, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, health equity, intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, mind, systems of care, Thrive Center

• Georgetown Cultural Competence Experts Collaborate with NY State to Improve Developmental Disability Services

  The state of New York has tapped Georgetown’s National Center for Cultural Competence to help advance the policies and practices of cultural and linguistic competence, diversity, equity and inclusion within its Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: diversity, health disparities, inclusion, intellectual and developmental disabilities, National Center for Cultural Competence, racial equity