ABSTRACT
This chapter and book begins with a family member story about the birth of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) at the original summit in 2006, and how the “parent and youth takeover” of the meeting changed the dynamic and created “a day of reckoning” that resulted in residential and community providers present committing to values and principles that subsequently became the BBI Joint Resolution. The chapter also provides background and context for the current work, including the recently passed Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA), and recommendations for how to use this volume to stimulate discussion, dialogue and innovation.
