Provide leadership to develop and sustain a nationwide network of family-run organizations.

Focus the passion and cultural diversity of our membership to be a potent force for changing how systems respond to children with mental health needs and their families.

Help policy-makers, agencies, and providers become more effective in delivering services and supports that foster healthy emotional development for all children.

Through a family and youth driven approach, children and youth with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges and their families obtain needed supports and services so that children grow up healthy and able to maximize their potential.
The FFCMH, a national family-run organization serves to:

* Provide advocacy at the national level for the rights of children and youth with emotional, behavioral and mental health challenges and their families
* Provide leadership and technical assistance to a nation-wide network of family run organizations
* Collaborate with family run and other child serving organizations to transform mental health care in America