Riley Hospital for Children provides parents and caregivers with up-to-date health and medical information.
CMHI helps find appropriate mental health services for eligible children.
Community Partners for Child Safety provides child abuse prevention services for families who do not have child in need of services (CHINS) case but could be at risk for one, or who have recently exited a CHINS case.
- 1-800-CHILDREN (1-800-244-5373): Prevent Child Abuse Helpline for parenting advice and support.
- 2-1-1 or visit Indiana 2-1-1 for services for food, shelter, employment, counseling and more.
- Toll-free crisis hotline numbers
- The Child Welfare Information Gateway has resources and information for relative caregivers.
My Vax Indiana allows Hoosiers to access immunization records online.
Click here to find out if your provider participates in the Medicaid program, or search by ZIP code to find a provider near you.
If a child has been placed in your home by DCS, then DCS can pay for respite care in a licensed foster parent’s home for up to five days each year. Contact your family case manager, regional foster care specialist or relative support specialist for more information.
Foster care support groups in some areas are open to relative caregivers to discuss issues and concerns you might have. Contact your family case manager, regional foster care specialist or relative support specialist for more information.
Local programs provide support, resources and assistance to families raising relative children. Some programs are listed below. Find others by contacting your local school, area agency on aging, community center, faith-based organization or children’s services office.
* Area Five Agency on Aging and Community Service – Parenting a Second Time Around (PASTA)
Service area: Tipton and Wabash Counties
Website: www.areafive.com/grandparents-group
Phone: 574-722-4451
Email: areafive@areafive.com
* Carver Community Organization – Relatives As Parents Program (RAPP)
Service Area: Evansville
Website: www.carverorg.org
Phone: 812-435-6065
Email: carver@carverorg.org
* Firefly Children and Family Alliance – Foster Care and Adoption
Service area: Indianapolis and surrounding counties
Website: https://fireflyin.org/
Phone: 317-545-5281
Email: bwallace@fireflyin.org
* Purdue Extension
Service area: Statewide
Website: www.purdue.edu/hhs/extension/family
Phone: 765-494-2959
Email: barb@purdue.edu
* The Village’s Family Connection Network – Kinship Care
Service Area: Marion County
Website: www.villageskids.org/services/kinship-care
Phone: 317-775-6500 or 1-800-874-6880 (toll-free)
Find your local YMCA for services including childcare, senior programs and community resources.
