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Mary Troullier at an AUCD conference.

MNLEND Fellow Celebrates Transformative Experiences and Inclusion

Mary Troullier (MNLEND, 2022-23) is a therapeutic recreation and inclusion recreation specialist with the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board. The quest for a healthy mind and body inspires her work. She also teaches adaptive yoga for children and adults with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities. “Supporting people and building more adaptive programs across Minneapolis is very important to me.”

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Via of the Lehigh Valley and Person Centered Care Services to Receive 2026 Moving Mountains Award

On Monday, October 5, representatives of Via of the Lehigh Valley [Pennsylvania] and Person Centered Care Services [New York] will accept the 2026 Moving Mountains Award at the Reimagining Quality conference in Baltimore. Sponsored by ICI, ANCOR, and the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, the award recognizes innovative approaches to strengthening the direct support professional workforce, ultimately improving the quality of support people with disabilities receive.

Learn more about innovations in direct support.

Jessica Simacek, the principal investigator of the Military Child and Family Collaboration study, speaks from a podium during a September 2026 release of the study's findings. She said one of the main findings in the research reveals the importance of getting “the right care at the right time for children.”

Collaboration and Care: Advancing Support and Mental Health Care Access for Rural and Military Children and Families

Researchers, educators, and advocates from ICI, the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, and other organizations gathered in September to discuss the latest findings from the Military Child and Family Collaboration study, which examines new ways to help military-connected families and people living in rural communities access services for children's mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioral health care.

Learn more about supporting children's mental health.