Texas Parent to Parent
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Providing support and information to families of children with disabilities, chronic illness and other special health care needs

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Providing one-on-one peer support ("match") to parents, caregivers, grandparents, foster parents, adoptive parents, etc. to trained volunteer supporting parents who have children with similar disabilities or concerns via email and telephone

What TxP2P Offers
Services for Parents
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Providing resource information via website resource directory or in writing about local, state and national resources. These resources include financial help, therapy centers, parent support groups, etc.

Services for Professionals
Services for Parent Group Facilitators
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Providing a forum via email or telephone for families to get answers to specific questions about issues related to their child such as special education services, insurance issues, sibling issues, etc.

Resource Directory
Newsletters
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Providing quarterly newsletters to families and professionals via email or in writing. Information provided will include information on financial resources, care for the caregiver, special education law, insurance issues, respite care, applicable websites, etc.

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About TxP2P
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Training Supporting Parent Volunteers in active listening, local resources, the stresses and the stages that new parents experience, etc. via face-to-face trainings and/or email in order to provide support and information to parents new to a disability or an issue related to their child

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Toll free:

866-896-6001
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Providing information and support to our trained volunteer families via email or in writing in the form of quarterly newsletters. Information provided will include the benefits of parent-to-parent support, special education law, active listening skills, etc.

Austin:
512- 458-8600
Rio Grande Valley:
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Provide one-on-one information or group trainings to parents and professionals through our Family to Family Health Care Education & Information Center
956-447-5568
Fax: 512-451-3110
 
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Providing technical support to families or parent groups for creating support systems within their community through the Texas Parent Group Network
Books

Articles by parents in our Library for support or for use in parent groups

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Medical Education Program (MEd.) is a medical residency program developed by parents of children with disabilities and chronic illness to teach Pediatric and Family Practice Residents the global impact that disability and chronic illness has on a family.
Last Updated:
February 18, 2008
Find out about parent to parent programs in other states or to find out how to start a parent to parent program in your state, go to Parent to Parent USA! www.p2pusa.org
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