Evan Kaplan - Evan is the executive director of Child and Family Connections, Inc., a behavioral health non-profit (501c3) that supports families living with parental mental health challenges. CFC teaches parents, children, and families how to renew, rebuild, and strengthen family relationships damaged by the effects of a parent's mental illness. Evan is both a parent with lived experience and a person who grew up in a family with parental mental illness. He is a keynote speaker at international and regional conferences, universities, and support groups. And he continues to work directly with families to help them overcome the challenges of mental illness. Evan earned his Bachelor's degree in English from the Pennsylvania State University, executive leadership training and certification from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Bryn Mawr College's Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute. He is certified as a Peer Specialist by the City of Philadelphia. Evan Kaplan - Evan is the executive director of Child and Family Connections, Inc., a behavioral health non-profit (501c3) that supports families living with parental mental health challenges. CFC teaches parents, children, and families how to renew, rebuild, and strengthen family relationships damaged by the effects of a parent's mental illness. Evan is both a parent with lived experience and a person who grew up in a family with parental mental illness. He is a keynote speaker at international and regional conferences, universities, and support groups. And he continues to work directly with families to help them overcome the challenges of mental illness. Evan earned his Bachelor's degree in English from the Pennsylvania State University, executive leadership training and certification from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a graduate of Bryn Mawr College's Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute. He is certified as a Peer Specialist by the City of Philadelphia.