Interdisciplinary
Connections.
Meaningful Collaboration.
Designed for pediatric professionals in Medicine, Mental Health, Education, and Law who want to build their professional presence, connect with trusted interdisciplinary colleagues, and expand their referral and collaboration network.
Professional Membership
Our network includes over 300 professionals across Medicine, Mental Health, Education, and Law who share a commitment to supporting children, adolescents, and families.
Every Professional Member is carefully vetted and approved before joining, creating a trusted and curated interdisciplinary community built on meaningful connections, collaboration, and coordinated care.
Eligibility
To join as a Professional Member, you must meet the following criteria:
✔️ You provide services, support, advocacy, or resources for children, adolescents, or their families
✔️ You specialize in Medicine, Mental Health, Education, or Law
✔️ You practice within Los Angeles County
✔️ You are eager to join a supportive and vibrant community of local interdisciplinary pediatric providers to expand your professional network and meet like-minded professionals
💡 Don’t meet this criteria? Join our Parent Membership for free, and join our supportive community.
Plan Tiers
LA-PEDS Professional Membership offers two plan tiers:
(1) Standard Plan and (2) Premium Plan
Upon profile approval, Professional Members are automatically enrolled in the Standard Plan. Members may upgrade to the Premium Plan at any time to access additional networking opportunities, collaboration features, and professional benefits.
Standard Plan | Access & Benefits
The Standard Plan is best for professionals who want a basic presence in LA-PEDS through a Professional Directory listing and limited professional interactions. Members may upgrade to the Premium Plan for expanded networking, collaboration, and visibility.
Access & Benefits for the Standard Plan:
✔️ Get listed in our public Professional Directory, helping families and fellow professionals discover your services and expertise
✔️ Access The Lounge, a private professional community chat space designed for introductions and connection with fellow professional members
✔️ Join the LA-PEDS newsletter to stay updated on new professional members, community updates, upcoming opportunities, and events across the network
✔️ Access upcoming community events, including networking opportunities, workshops, CEUs, expert-led talks, and other pediatric community gatherings
❌ No access to interactive professional collaboration forums, which are reserved for Premium Members to support private peer discussion and consultation.
❌ No discounted pricing on LA-PEDS-hosted events 🎟️
❌ No access to Expert Q&A
Premium Plan | Access & Benefits
Premium Plan is designed to help you move beyond passive directory visibility and into active connection, collaboration, referral-building, and trusted peer exchange.
The Premium Plan is an upgraded access level for Professional Members that unlocks advanced networking opportunities, expanded access to private collaboration forums, referral and consultation forums, and exclusive benefits that support visibility, connection, and professional growth.
Access & Benefits for the Premium Plan:
✔️ Everything included in the Standard Plan, plus...
✔️ Professional networking and community connections:
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Join our interactive Premium-only collaboration forums where pediatric professionals across Medicine, Mental Health, Education, and Law exchange ideas, share resources, ask questions, and build trusted referral relationships.
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Post a meaningful message in one of our dynamic forums (Referrals and Consults; Business Management & Professional Development; Introductions; and more) to share insight, introduce your work, and connect with members around referrals, consultation, business growth, or professional development.
✔️ AI-powered networking and connection support:
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Meet Waffles, your Premium Concierge, designed to help you get more out of LA-PEDS Network by increasing your visibility in the community and helping you strengthen relationships and discover networking opportunities.
✔️ Visibility, growth, and leadership:
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Enjoy exclusive member discounts 🎟️ on LA-PEDS-hosted events
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Let us promote your events to the wider community.
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Be featured in our newsletter
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Access opportunities to speak, share your expertise, and grow your leadership with the wider community.
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And more
✔️ Support families directly
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Contribute your expert-created resources, programs, events, and supports in Family Resources for families and guests to explor
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Answer questions asked by real parents
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Share your expertise and trusted guidance on posted inquiries, and connect directly with families seeking meaningful support.
✔️ Build lasting connections: Develop meaningful relationships with professionals who are equally committed to improving care for children and families.
Pricing
Free
$250/year or $25/month — Try it free for 7 days
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