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Original State Lifespan Respite Programs

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This fact sheet provides a quick look at the original Statewide Lifespan Respite Programs that inspired the enactment of the Federal Lifespan Respite Care Act and laid the foundation for…

Crisis Nurseries: Respite for Children at Risk of Abuse and/or Neglect

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Crisis nurseries, also known as crisis or emergency care, provide temporary respite for families experiencing challenging life circumstances that place their children at risk for abuse and/or neglect. Created to…

Receiving Respite Care Safely During the COVID-19 Pandemic (also in Spanish)

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Guidelines for Families The information and guidelines provided in this document are designed to assist you and your family with careful and thoughtful decision making to ensure respite care is…

ARCH Systems Change Outcome #1 Tracking Form

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Prepared by ARCH as a sample form for tracking Lifespan Respite grant goal achievements.  This form is used to track and report on Outcome #1: Grantees achieve the goals identified…

Sustainability Planning Workbook Implementation Guide for Lifespan Respite Grantees and Partners

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Designed to guide you through the Sustainability Planning Workbook. The guide highlights sustainability strategies specific to sustaining Lifespan Respite grant activities and State Respite Coalitions.  The Finance Project’s Sustainability Planning Workbook, a…

Successful Coalitions: An Ongoing Process of Self-Assessment, July 19, 2017

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This call provided an opportunity for Lifespan Respite grantees and partners to share successes and challenges in engaging members in their state respite coalitions, in defining and redefining the coalition…

Respite for Caregivers of Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance

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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…

ARCH Respite Research Summit: Opening Session

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Welcome Opening Session ARCH Respite Research Summit, September 29, 2020 Jill Kagan, ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center Rani E Snyder, MPA, Vice President, Program, The John A. Hartford…

Respite Services to Support Grandfamilies

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Respite Services to Support Grandfamilies Many of the challenges facing grandfamilies who have become the primary caregivers for relative children are unique. This fact sheet, written by staff of the…

State Summaries of Lifespan Respite Grant Activities and Outcomes Final Reports, FY 2017 – FY 2020/21

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State Summaries of Lifespan Respite Grant Activities and Outcomes Final Reports, FY 2017 – FY 2020/21 This report contains summaries of the final reports from State Lifespan Respite grantees for…

Application as a Collaborative Tool

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For States to receive a federal grant to implement a Lifespan Respite Program, they must compete for funds by completing an application to be submitted to the Administration for Community…

Conversations on Caregiving – Not free, but freely given

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Podcast 1 – Not free, but freely given.      In this inaugural ARCH podcast in the ARCH series, Conversations on Caregiving, educator Mary Jo Alimena Caruso describes how she…