Resources for Parents and Caregivers
It can be overwhelming to care for a loved one with special/complex health care needs. Often parents experience a wide range of emotions, especially when they watch their child struggle. There are resources to find support for parents and caregivers who struggle as well.
Cincinnati Children's services and resources:
Additional resources:
- Caregiver Action Network (CAN)
- Caregiver Assistance Network
- Center for Parent Information & Resources
- Exceptional Parent (EP) Magazine, an online magazine
- Family Development Services
- For Parents by Center for Effective Parenting
- For Parents by PBS Kids
- Get paid as a caregiver for a family member
- IN*SOURCE: Special Education Parent Support in Indiana
- National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC)
- Ohio Family Care Association (OFCA)
- Ohio Parent to Parent (P2P) by UC UCEDD
- Ohio's Parent Mentor Project
- Parent to Parent (P2P) USA
- Parent to Parent (P2P) of West Virginia
- Parenting Children with Special Needs
- Parenting Special Needs, an online magazine
- Parents by Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network (KY-SPIN)
- Parents, an online magazine
- Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC)
- Resources for Caregivers by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Southwest Ohio Parent, an online magazine
Marriage
- Don’t Let a Child’s Disorder Destroy Your Marriage
- Marriage and a Special Needs Child
- Marriage under pressure: when your child has special needs
- Struggling in Marriage with a Child Who Has Special Needs
Fathers
- 21st Century Dads Foundation
- All Pro Dad
- Fatherhood Collaborative by Hamilton County Job and Family Services (JFS)
- National Fatherhood Initiative
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
- Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
- Washington State Fathers Network
Grandparents and Kinship
- Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network
- Grandparents of Kids with Special Needs (GKSN)
- Kinship Care by HCkids
- Kinship Care by Legal Aid of West Virginia
- Kinship Caregivers Connect, in Ohio
- Kinship Families Coalition of Kentucky
- Ohio Grandparent/Kinship Coalition
