If you stutter, you have FRIENDS
Join Us for a Virtual FRIENDS Convention (formerly planned in Baltimore, MD)
18 jun 2020 – 20 jun 2020
FRIENDS 23rd Annual Convention
Virtual Convention | Zoom
Join us virtually for the 23rd FRIENDS Annual Convention. Connect with kids, teens, adults, parents, siblings, and SLPs all hoping for the same unforgettable time as you. Registration is now open!
New research on the impact of Friends
Why attend a Friends Convention? We partnered with researchers at the University of Iowa to understand the positive impact our conventions have on young people who stutter. They found the following five results:
- Children and teenagers built strong relationships and a sense of community in a safe environment.
- Collaborative learning facilitated personal growth.
- Communicative and cognitive changes persisted beyond the convention.
- Hearing and sharing personal stories increased self-acceptance and acceptance of others.
- Living with stuttering can be hard, but the convention helped normalize stuttering.
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Our Mission
FRIENDS aims to provide support, education and empowerment to children and teens who stutter, their families and clinicians.
Our annual conventions and regional one day conferences provide the opportunities for life-changing experiences that can impact long lasting feelings about stuttering and offer new hope for a life with stuttering. FRIENDS seeks to make life easier for young people who stutter and their families.
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Annual Conventions
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Stepping Up
A teen mentoring program gives teens who stutter the opportunity to support children who stutter.
Regional One-Day Conferences
Full days of group activities, presentations, and panels designed to offer support and information to children and families
Annual Convention
A 3-day immersive convention with abundant support, family-oriented events, keynote speakers, and workshops for all
FRIENDS
FRIENDS: The National Association of Young People Who Stutter is a non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization under section 501(c)3.
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FRIENDS
23429 County Road 1
Berthoud, CO 80513
friends@friendswhostutter.org