Vicki Cochrane is the Family Partnership Program Manager for Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO), managing the provincial peer support program, Parents for Children’s Mental Health (PCMH). She is also a parent with lived expertise, having raised two boys with exceptions who required constant advocacy and support, and is an original member of the Family Advisory Council for the Knowledge Institute for Child and Youth Mental Health and Addictions. Vicki also has over 20 years of experience in child welfare as a Child and Youth Worker, supporting vulnerable families while advocating for their needs and educating them about navigating systems.