This program consists of people who are specially trained in providing in-home respite care for children with severe mental illness, both on a planned and emergency basis. Click here for more information. The Family Advocates are staff from the mental health center who are also parents of children with mental illness. Advocates provide support to help other parents who have children with mental illness. These classes run for six sessions.
Classes explain how to effectively parent children and adolescents with mental illness.
Classes are designed to increase parental awareness of their children's behavior. Classes also focus on how best to help parents and children relate to one another and show that traditional parenting tactics do not always work with children with mental illness. Parent Support Group and Kids Club Groups for parents of children with mental illness meet twice a month. Parents support each other through the difficulties of parenting their children and share community resources. Speakers are provided on topics such as special education, nutrition, medications, etc.