Foster Home-Based Respite
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Cayuga Centers offers a short-term out-of-home stay for youth experiencing difficulty at home. The location and length of service depend on the best placement for both your child and family. Short-term stays are typically 1 – 2 days, but can be up to 21 days. Typically, youth 9 and under will stay in a therapeutic foster home. Youth 10 -18 will stay in either a foster home or the Youth and Family Resource Center, depending upon need, circumstance and availability. In most cases, siblings can be placed together. Once discharged, an additional Respite stay is available after 7 days.
How does Respite help?
The goal of Respite is to help families stabilize so that they can begin problem solving, develop behavior management
strategies and identify additional family supports.
Types of Respite
Emergency Respite
Provides a safety net for families who
are experiencing immediate safety concerns in their home or community.
Planned Respite
Available for less immediate needs
and can be discussed with your service provider.
Services Provided:
→ A foster home where an eligible child or adolescent can be safely housed for a short period
→ Assessment of the factors which led to the disruption or caused the removal to happen and development of a plan to address those factors moving forward including recommendations as to needed future services and type of placement if one is necessary
→ Services – including therapy, creation of safety plans, skills training and mediation – to the child or the biological/foster family which may allow the child to return to the biological/foster family’s home
→ Transition planning and support for the child to move to the next step
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