Resource Library: Special Populations
Respite for Rural Family Caregivers: Overcoming the Challenges
Family caregivers living in rural and frontier areas face unique challenges to accessing supports, including respite, regardless of the age or condition of the care recipient. Family caregiving can be…
Respite for Adults with Mental Health Disorders
Because of the unique nature of their respite needs, this fact sheet focuses on respite for family caregivers of individuals with mental health issues who are between the ages of…
Respite for Caregivers of Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance
Finding respite services for a child with challenging behavioral issues can be difficult for families. This fact sheet discusses the definition and characteristics of emotional disturbance, issues for families, program…
Respite for Foster Parents
Discusses value of respite services for maintaining and enhancing foster family placements. Offers unique program considerations, foster parent concerns, and tips for respite provider recruitment, screening, training, and retention.
Siblings of Children with Special Health and Developmental Needs
Discussion of the typical concerns of sisters and brothers and how to create programs that address their specific needs. Provides a checklist for organizations to assess their inclusion of sisters…
Respite for Families Caring for Children Who Are Medically Fragile
Medically complex or medically fragile infants and children have numerous medical needs resulting from multiple chronic conditions, technology dependence, and/or complex medication treatments. This fact sheet is intended to provide a…
Nine Steps to Respite Care for Military and Veteran Caregivers
Prepared for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation – Hidden Heroes and published here with their permission. Military and Veteran Caregivers may face special challenges. Sometimes, Veterans have unique physical, emotional and…
Nine Steps to Respite Care for Family Caregivers of Children and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
Are you a parent or family member providing support to a child or adult with an intellectual or developmental disability? You may engage in multiple roles in supporting the independence…
Nine Steps to Respite Care for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease
Caregivers of family members with dementia including Alzheimer’s disease (D/AD) may face special challenges. Sometimes, individuals with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease have unique physical, emotional and behavioral conditions that require…
How U.S. Children’s Hospice Homes are fulfilling the unmet need for overnight respite
ARCH co-hosted this event with the BREAK Exchange The #1 wish that all families with a child on a life-limited journey wants is a cure, next is some sleep. The…
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