Anyone can call the CCAC and get help with the organization's resources. Usually, Grose is called by parents, doctors, or school principals. I meet with the parents about their concerns. Children don't usually need prodding with their questions. If it is on their mind, they ask.
Children often like to handle the dolls and discover differences in the doll's makeup on their own.
Youth accept things and there is often less teasing because of the orientation. The school health support services always has a wish list of needs but are just as interested in getting their work out in front of the public. We would like to explain what we do and why we do it. The decision to place oneself or a relative in a nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions a person is called upon to make. They think it's the last move of their lives and that they're going to a facility to die.