Respite Care Services for Families Who Adopt Children with Special Needs: Synthesis of Demonstration Program Final Reports

Series Title: Grantee Lessons Learned

Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway

Year Published: 2002

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This report synthesizes information from the final program and evaluation reports of 8 Adoption Opportunities discretionary grants programs written between 1994 and 1999. It summarizes project descriptions, lessons learned, accomplishments, and recommendations. An appendix includes project information for each of the 8 projects, including contact information, area served, target population, and evaluation activities.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Project Descriptions

Challenges and Lessons Learned

Accomplishments

Recommendations

Summary

Appendix: Project Information

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Acknowledgment(s): This synthesis was made possible by the Children's Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The conclusions discussed here are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views or policies of the funding agency. Publication does not in any way constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Suggested Citation: Child Welfare Information Gateway. (2002). Respite care services for families who adopt children with special needs: Synthesis of demonstration program final reports. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Children’s Bureau.

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