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Providing
care and support
The Respite program provides short-term temporary
care for the caregiver of a child with special needs, offering a
break and helping reduce
stress for both the parent and the child.
The Respite program also provides training about the needs and concerns of families for respite care community workers.
Since 2002, the Mental Health Association of Maryland has partnered with Villa Maria, MENTOR, and Associated Catholic Charities, under the leadership of the Core Service Agencies of Harford, Baltimore, and Cecil Counties, to provide respite care for families of children with emotional disorders.
The Mental Health Association surveys families who are receiving respite care
to determine their satisfaction with
the service. The overwhelming response has
been positive.
"My son and his respite worker really connected.
This is
the best program ever."
"Respite gives me a break for a few hours."
"Respite has an impact on the whole family."
"Respite
offers a very needed break--and it has
helped with my son's behavior."
We provide a Respite training manual and a copy of "Coping at Home with Children with Emotional Disorders" for all respite workers and families who are receiving respite care.
More information:
Lisa Palmer, 410.235.1178
ext. 207
lpalmer@mhamd.org
"Promoting
mental health for all Americans will require scientific know-how, but even
more importantly, a societal resolve that we will make the needed investment. The
investment does not call for massive budgets; it calls for the willingness
of each of us to educate ourselves and others about mental health and mental
illness, and to confront
the attitudes, fear, and misunderstanding that remain as barriers before us.”
David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D.
U.S. Surgeon General
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