Access to mental health support and resources is critically important for families who find themselves in the NICU and PICU. Parents whose children are admitted to the NICU or PICU have a 45-50% greater incidence of mental health disorders such as PTSD, Anxiety & Depression. There also remains significant inequity for non-white, non-preemie, non-maternal patients and families in the NICU, […]
Every April, HIE Awareness Month serves as a perfect time to elevate the voices of our community and our families. By sharing our stories and experiences with one another, we help to shape research and support services, and we build a stronger community and light the path brighter for the families to come. These spotlights share a small part of […]
Every April 20th, we come together as a community to honor and remember the children lost to HIE too soon and the families who carry them forward every day. In our recent Child Life Q&A we sat down with Annie Gunning, Certified Child Life Specialist and Grief Counselor, for a conversation centered around remembrance — and the grief that lives […]
Gabrielle Ward-Collier is a mother of 5 from Saint Johns, Michigan, USA. She and her husband were introduced to Hope for HIE while still in the NICU after their daughter Ophelia’s birth in 2022. They received a notecard with website information and immediately started reading through family resources, which helped them to know they were not alone during such an […]
At Hope for HIE, one of the questions we hear most often from families is: What will my child’s life look like when they grow up? It’s one of the hardest questions to answer — and until recently, one of the least studied. A new paper published in the journal Neuropediatrics takes a meaningful step toward filling that gap, not […]
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