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Perceptions of effective support services to families with disabled children whose behavior is severely challenging: A multi-informant study.

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Study Aim/Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify how “specialist short break and community support services programs” administered by Action for Children in three United Kingdom cities were…

The interplay of outpatient services and psychiatric hospitalization among Medicaid-enrolled children with autism spectrum disorders

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Study Aim/Purpose: The study’s aim was to examine whether increasing outpatient respite and therapeutic services resulted in reduced use of psychiatric hospitalizations among children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)  Summary…

Respite Care, Marital Quality, and Stress in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Study Aim/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between receipt of respite care and quality of marriage for couples with a child with autism spectrum disorders…

The impact on families of respite care in a children’s hospice program

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Study Aim/Purpose: This study seeks to describe how parents viewed the strengths and limitations of the respite component of a children’s hospice program (Canuck Place, Vancouver, British Columbia) during its…

Effects of respite care for children with developmental disabilities: evaluation of an intervention for at-risk families

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Study Aim/Purpose: This study sought to examine the effects of respite care on parental stress and the relationships between levels of respite service use, parental stress, and other parental characteristics…

A Break from Caring for a Disabled Child: Parent Perceptions of the Uses and Benefits of Short Break Provision in England.

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Study Aim/Purpose: This paper examined perspectives of parents of children with disabilities on the provision of respite services through the Programme Aiming High for Disabled Children Short Breaks Pathfinder in…

Crisis nursery effects on child placement after foster care

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Study Aim/Purupse: This study investigated the effect of crisis nursery services on the length of stay infants and young children in foster care and other differences in placement outcomes when…

Crisis nursery outcomes for caregivers served at multiple sites in Illinois

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Study Aim/Purpose: This study used aggregate administrative data from the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) to assess the effects of crisis nursery services on individual caregiver service recipients. Summary…

Crisis nurseries: Important services in a system of care for families and children

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Study Aim/Purpose: This study sought to describe the program participants and services and begin to e the impact of crisis nurseries for children and families in Illinois. Summary of Methods:…

How is taking care of caregivers of children with disabilities related to academic achievement?

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Study Aim/Purpose: This article summarizes re 38: 91102. search conducted using longitudinal national survey data to examine the association between receipt of respite care and academic achievement of children with…

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