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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…

Respite for Foster Parents

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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.

Using Technology to Implement and Sustain Lifespan Respite Activities

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Using Technology to Implement and Sustain Lifespan Respite Activities, July 13, 2016  ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center · Using Tech With NV And NE TeleCon 7 – 13…

Supporting Working Caregivers through Employer Engagement

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General Session Panel at the 2022 National Lifespan Respite Conference in Madison, WI, 2022 Unprecedented numbers of family caregivers were forced to leave the labor force during the pandemic as…

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 for Adoptive Families

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Respite, a short break for caregivers and their families, is an important support service for parents who have adopted a child. It is particularly important for families who adopt a…

Benefits and Cost Savings Due to Respite

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Fact Sheet Developed by the National Respite Coalition

Getting Started: What to Sustain and the Needed Resources

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Adapted from the Finance Project Sustainability Project If you don’t want to tackle the full Finance Sustainability Project Workbook and its five modules, it’s too overwhelming currently, or you aren’t…

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…

Nine Steps to Respite Care for Military and Veteran Caregivers

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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…

Respite for Individuals with Autism

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This fact sheet provides a basic overview of useful information for respite providers who work with individuals and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders. It is also meant to assist…

A Step-by-Step Guide to Successful Training

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A trained staff is essential for effective delivery of safe and quality services.  This guidebook has been developed to help trainers create and implement interactive, quality training experiences.  It contains…