Peer and Family-Run Organizations

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Peer and family-run organizations employ parents who have real life experience in the behavioral, medical and/or Department of Child Safety (DCS) systems. They specialize in providing family support services and can provide one-on-one support to you.

Ways Family Support Services Can Help You

  • Know that you are not alone
  • Navigate the child serving systems
  • Locate services/resources that are the “right fit” for the needs of the child and family
  • Learn to be an advocate
  • Gain new skills to care for your child
  • Identify formal and informal support systems
  • Develop a service plan
  • Manage hospital discharge planning
  • Feel supported during Child and Family Team meetings (CFT)
  • Keep things consistent in your child’s care when case managers or therapists change
  • Understand decision letters, and how to submit appeals
  • Help you deal with agency’s that are not supportive of the needs of your child
  • Find classes, trainings, support groups and more

Peer and Family-Run Organizations