The parent partners are part of the course. When they graduate, we have a match-making service through which they can get involved in research programs that are of interest to them. They're involved in the research right from the get-go, from the very question that's asked and whether that is a question that is relevant and that will provide a solution that will impact our families and children. That is their involvement.
In everything KBHN does in terms of the research we support, we follow what we call a “co-produced pathway”, in which our families, researchers and partners all work together from the get-go. We will not fund research if it doesn't follow that model. It's a very important model. The FER training augments that because we are bringing in new families with the confidence, expertise, knowledge and skills to join more research programs in neurodevelopmental disability.