If you are looking for published research articles and other publications focused on respite research and evaluation, see also Findings and Updates and ARCH Annotated Bibliography.

Many more tools shared by states and local programs on a variety of topics, including respite vouchers, emergency respite, public awareness, information for family caregivers, and more can be found on State Tools.

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Crisis Nurseries – Keeping Kids Safe and Families Together

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ARCH hosted this webinar with the BREAK Exchange. Crisis Nurseries provide noncustodial crisis respite for families with young children who are addressing issues which may impact their child’s safety. In…

Providing Emergency Respite, Sept 13, 2017

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Call Description: One of the required uses of funds for a Lifespan Respite grant is providing planned and emergency respite. However, despite the demonstrated need for emergency respite in many…

COVID-19 Case Study: ChildServe Respite Services (Iowa)

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The needs and priorities of caregivers and their children are foremost in the development of respite options offered by ChildServe (CS) including individual and group respite services. Caregivers with children…

Indiana Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waivers

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Home and Community-Based 1915(c) Waivers for Respite Support Medicaid is a program in every state that pays for medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources.…

The BEHAVE Framework

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The Behavioral Framework for Developing Marketing Messages developed by the NC Lifespan Respite Project. Presented in an ARCH Webinar, Marketing Respite to Family Caregivers: Moving Beyond Awareness.

Planning for Emergency Respite

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This information for family caregivers was adapted from the ARCH Fact Sheet, Emergency Respite: Help for Family Caregivers in Critical Times of Need as a quick reference guide to help…

Idaho Caregiver Needs and Respite Capacity Report

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Prepared for the Idaho Caregiver Alliance in 2014 In 2014 the Idaho Caregiver Alliance (ICA) conducted a statewide assessment to describe the demographic characteristics and needs of primary caregivers and…

Respite for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease

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Respite for Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia, including Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, affects millions of people in the U.S. and their families. This disease affects a person’s…

Creating Dementia-Friendly Congregations to Support African American Families

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Creating Dementia-Friendly Congregations to Support African American Families The ARCH Volunteer and Faith-based Respite Learning Collaborative held a webinar to learn more about the Alter program. Alter is the first of…

Ohio Lifespan Respite Volunteer Respite Expansion Mini-grants

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Evaluating Outcomes for Children and Families Receiving Crisis Nursery Services

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The ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center conducted the Crisis Nursery Program evaluation to examine relationships between crisis respite care and (1) incidents of reported child abuse and (2)…

Respite in the Faith Community 2022

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At a meeting of the ARCH Volunteer and Faith-based Respite Learning Collaborative, we learned about approaches to recruiting faith-communities and a volunteer drop-in respite model in an Alabama faith-community. Doris…