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Social Engagement > Support Groups
Online vs. In-Person Support Groups: Which Format Is Right for Your Family?
...in BMC Public Health found that peer...improvements in mental health outcomes...improvements in mental health outcomes for caregivers...health outcomes for caregivers and...outcomes for caregivers and parents navigating...support groups for addiction recovery,...addiction recovery, for example, produce...limitations. For parents who can't...child's naptime or caregivers in areas with...
Health > Mental Health
Caregiver Burnout in Special Needs Parenting: Recognition, Prevention, and Recovery
...you're appealing for the third time....Institute and multiple caregiver studies confirm...2026 data, 78% of caregivers report experiencing...ignore it. What Caregiver Burnout Is. Burnout...emotional, and mental exhaustion caused...management. The World Health Organization recognizes...caregiving, especially for children with complex...every criterion for high-burnout work....
Health > Mental Health
When Medical Care Becomes Traumatic: PTSD in Disabled Children and Their Families
A child admitted to the hospital for the third time this year. A parent...them. These are not isolated bad days. For families navigating chronic illness...settings become a recurring landscape. And for some, that repetition creates trauma....than their typically developing peers. Caregivers, meanwhile, carry the weight of advocating,...
Health > Mental Health
Pitfall #7: Holding On
...Caroline McGraw’s book for caregivers, Your...McGraw’s book for caregivers, Your Creed of Care:...Care: How to Dig for Treasure in People...Caroline’s blog for caregivers, A Wish...Caroline’s blog for caregivers, A Wish Come Clear....extremely valuable, both for you and the person...you love and care for. I remember riding...brother Willie off for a respite weekend....
Health > Mental Health
IASO (Immature Adrenaline Systems Over-reactivity), AKA Aggressive Behavior
...issue to manage, especially for special needs parents and caregivers....for special needs parents and caregivers. Violent behaviors hinder progress...aggression is not part of most mental illnesses. However, mental...mental illnesses. However, mental illness can set the stage for...mental illness can set the stage for aggression to occur more often...
Health > Mental Health
Bullying Leading Cause of Depression
...turmoil. While much research points to the fact that bullying increases risk for academic and emotional problems, not much research has been completed about...obesity, learning disability, autism spectrum disorder, and short stature. Caregivers completed screening questionnaires related to depression and anxiety, and...
Health > Treatment
Are Meds Making Your Child Sick?
...and even caffeine. Many patients and caregivers are not informed enough to know when...gastro-intestinal bleeding, changes in mental status, and extremely low or high...low dosage. But how can a patient or caregiver know when a symptom is actually a...the drug because it takes a while for a drug...
News > Advocacy
Congress Just Proposed the First-Ever National Hotline for IDD Caregivers. Here's What Families Can Do Right Now.
...specifically for caregivers...specifically for caregivers of people...database of caregiver resources....CARES (Caregiver Access...Secretary of Health and Human...intervention, and mental health...mental health referrals....connect caregivers with peer...state-by-state caregiver resources,...timeline for implementation...Matters Now. Caregiver burnout...family caregivers report...their own health has declined...responsibilities. For IDD caregivers...For IDD caregivers specifically,...
News > Advocacy
Minnesota Just Disenrolled 61% of Its Medicaid Disability Providers. Other States Are Running the Same Audit. Here's What Families Need to Do Now.
...program, or in-home caregiver could no longer bill...story. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...adult day services, mental health programs, and...day services, mental health programs, and Integrated...Community Supports (ICS) for people with spinal...was transformative for our family," Barry...(in-unit assistance for people with spinal...
Special Needs > General Special Needs
Understanding Reactive Attachment Disorder
...Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) — a mental health disorder common among children...Attachment Disorder (RAD) — a mental health disorder common among children who...doesn't bond properly to its primary caregiver. This basic loss results in ongoing...instability — an all-too-common formula for children in foster care. Without...
Legal > Government Benefits
Half the States Still Haven't Defined the Medicaid Disability Exemption. Here's What to Do Before the June 30 Outreach Window.
...it determines who qualifies for the exemption and what documentation...outreach. If you're a parent or caregiver of a Medicaid-enrolled person...use disorder Have a disabling mental disorder Have a physical, intellectual,...receives SSDI or SSI, qualifies for home health services, or...or SSI, qualifies for home health services, or...
Lifestyle > Self-Care
Cost Barriers to Mental Health Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities
...to prepay for six sessions...waiting list for a waiver program...waiver program for two years....delay or forgo mental health care...forgo mental health care due to...isn't the need for care. It's...Bigger Barrier for This Population....face higher mental health costs...higher mental health costs aren't...behavioral health services for...health services for individuals...reimbursement only for specific diagnoses...