Family Support Services

A place where women can come together and help each other while building self esteem. "Medicine Wheel and 12 Steps" (program similar to Alcoholics Anonymous but especially geared for women.) Support women and their family and friends in prison, on pre-release, or recently out of prison; education and support for women whose partners hurt them; rape and incest support groups: support groups for girls ages 8-15 (anyone is welcome, however, it is on parenting and nutrition, assistance in writing a resume and or interviewing for a job. Also offered are pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, advocacy and referrals.

In home services to parents and families. Supervise visits for families involved with child protective services.
Eligibility: DPHHS referrals

Safe support for relatives and grandparents raising or helping to raise grandchildren.  Newsletter available upon request. Childcare available for support group meetings.

The Mission of the HALI Project is to offer every Montana parent/caregiver of a child with special healthcare needs access to a relationship with a Parent Partner for the purpose of inspiring and encouraging hope by providing access to relationships, information, and resources.

We are dedicated to supporting families who have children with special healthcare needs and families with children that require care beyond what a typical child would require.  Parent Partners are personally experienced and professionally trained to help you navigate your family’s journey.

• The emotions families wrestle with
• Family members who might not understand
• Healthcare challenges
• School and special education processes
• Transition planning of all varieties 
• Advocacy Skills
• Resource needs and more

Parent partner services are provided at no cost to you or your family.

Billings Practice Parent Partners
Westend: 406-281-8751
Downtown: 406-281-8765

The Mission of the HALI Project is to offer every Montana parent/caregiver of a child with special healthcare needs access to a relationship with a Parent Partner for the purpose of inspiring and encouraging hope by providing access to relationships, information, and resources.

We are dedicated to supporting families who have children with special healthcare needs and families with children that require care beyond what a typical child would require.  Parent Partners are personally experienced and professionally trained to help you navigate your family’s journey.

• The emotions families wrestle with
• Family members who might not understand
• Healthcare challenges
• School and special education processes
• Transition planning of all varieties 
• Advocacy Skills
• Resource needs and more

Parent partner services are provided at no cost to you or your family.

The Mission of the HALI Project is to offer every Montana parent/caregiver of a child with special healthcare needs access to a relationship with a Parent Partner for the purpose of inspiring and encouraging hope by providing access to relationships, information, and resources.

We are dedicated to supporting families who have children with special healthcare needs and families with children that require care beyond what a typical child would require.  Parent Partners are personally experienced and professionally trained to help you navigate your family’s journey.

• The emotions families wrestle with
• Family members who might not understand
• Healthcare challenges
• School and special education processes
• Transition planning of all varieties 
• Advocacy Skills
• Resource needs and more

Parent partner services are provided at no cost to you or your family.

The Mission of the HALI Project is to offer every Montana parent/caregiver of a child with special healthcare needs access to a relationship with a Parent Partner for the purpose of inspiring and encouraging hope by providing access to relationships, information, and resources.

We are dedicated to supporting families who have children with special healthcare needs and families with children that require care beyond what a typical child would require.  Parent Partners are personally experienced and professionally trained to help you navigate your family’s journey.

• The emotions families wrestle with
• Family members who might not understand
• Healthcare challenges
• School and special education processes
• Transition planning of all varieties 
• Advocacy Skills
• Resource needs and more

Parent partner services are provided at no cost to you or your family.

The Mission of the HALI Project is to offer every Montana parent/caregiver of a child with special healthcare needs access to a relationship with a Parent Partner for the purpose of inspiring and encouraging hope by providing access to relationships, information, and resources.

We are dedicated to supporting families who have children with special healthcare needs and families with children that require care beyond what a typical child would require.  Parent Partners are personally experienced and professionally trained to help you navigate your family’s journey.

• The emotions families wrestle with
• Family members who might not understand
• Healthcare challenges
• School and special education processes
• Transition planning of all varieties 
• Advocacy Skills
• Resource needs and more

Parent partner services are provided at no cost to you or your family.

Montana's Parent Training Information Center (PTI).

Parents of Special needs support

Emotional and informational support for families of children who have special needs, Parent to Parent-USA (P2P-USA) is a national nonprofit organization committed to assuring access and quality in Parent to Parent support across the country. This site highlights state's organizations that have parent to parent support as a core program and are committed to implementing evidence-based practices.

A national program dedicated to the interests of brothers and sisters of people with special health and developmental needs.

A Kindering Center program

Website serves as a central resource of information and products to the community of Parent Training Information (PTI) Centers and the Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), so that they can focus their efforts on serving families of children with disabilities.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Center for Parent Information and Resources continues to offer services through their website 24/7.

• Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups

Onsite program: families may live at the National Home for up to 4 years where they will be provided with: housing, education, daycare, basic needs, recreation, and case management.

Remote program: Military and Veteran Family Helpline can be reached at 800-313-4200.

Support group for Fatty Oxidation Disorders. Raises funds for Educational and Networking Services and Programs. Medical information, including information about newborn screening, and support resources.

Mission of Graham's Foundation is to support, comfort, inform, and guide families who experience a premature birth.

Programs:

• NICU, transition home, and remembrance care package programs
• Trained preemie parent mentors available 24/7 via email, phone, and text
• MyPreemie, the market-leading app for parents of premature babies
• Online communities with tens of thousands engaged parents making new connections

Hand to Hold® helps families before, during, and after a NICU stay and infant loss by providing powerful resources for the whole family, and most importantly, one-on-one mentoring from someone who has been there.

Services:

• Peer Support
• Online Community
• Resources (hospital, online, podcast)

Online resource: A federal government web site, developed by the Educational Opportunities Directorate with support from Navy Lifelines, provides information for military families with special needs. It is designed to share information with military families on Department of Defense efforts and civilian community programs to support families with special needs within the military community.

Provides for the health care needs of the military and Veteran communities.

Services Include:

• Doctor locator
• Pharmacy locator
• TriCare service center locator for each state