Resource Library
If you are looking for published research articles and other publications focused on respite research and evaluation, see also Findings and Updates and ARCH Annotated Bibliography.
Many more tools shared by states and local programs on a variety of topics, including respite vouchers, emergency respite, public awareness, information for family caregivers, and more can be found on State Tools.
State Innovations to Advance Respite Care – Policy Strategies Shared at the State-Federal Respite Summit
Prepared by the National Academy for State Health Policy In February 2024, the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), as part of its Lifespan Respite Special Projects grant from…
Using a SWOT for Strategic Planning and Measuring Outcomes
Using a SWOT for Strategic Planning and Measuring Outcomes Presentation by Julie Waters with the Alabama Department of Senior Services, and AL’s Lifespan Respite grantee manager. ARCH National Respite Network and…
Respite Best Practices – Lessons Learned from the ARCH Innovative & Exemplary Respite Services Initiative
Authored by Susan Janko Summers, PhD, ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center — ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center launched an Innovative and Exemplary Respite Services Initiative in…
Strategic and Sustainability Planning
The Idaho Caregiver Alliance Experience
Transportation: The Missing Link in Family Caregiver Support
Prepared by the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center in collaboration with ARCH This resource provides information for caregiver support professionals about typical community transportation options and associated support services…
Alabama Lifespan Respite: Caregiver Wellness Initiative
ARCH cohosted this webinar with the BREAK Exchange Alabama Lifespan Respite (ALR) identified a lack of emotional and mental health supports for rural/underserved family caregivers as a growing problem prior…
Take Another Break SC! Updated State Respite Plan
In 2013 the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging, in partnership with the South Carolina Respite Coalition and Family Connection of SC, published Take a Break SC! Sustaining South Carolina’s Family…
Evaluating Outcomes for Children and Families Receiving Crisis Nursery Services
The ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center conducted the Crisis Nursery Program evaluation to examine relationships between crisis respite care and (1) incidents of reported child abuse and (2)…
Site Orientation Manual: Example from Gio’s Garden
Gio’s Garden was created, by a group of parents, to address the gap between the respite needs of a family with a young child with special needs, and the respite services…
New York Mini-grant Post Respite Survey
Developed by the New York State Caregiving and Respite Coalition The NY State Caregiving and Respite Coalition designed this survey for use by community and faith-based programs which had received…
ARCH Annotated Bibliography of Respite and Crisis Care Studies, 6th Edition, 2022
The literature review for this updated bibliography adds summaries of 19 peer-reviewed journal articles. Articles were included from the time period 2020, where the 5th edition left off, through 2022.…
Colorado Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waivers
Home and Community-Based 1915(c) Waivers for Respite Support Medicaid is a program in every state that pays for medical assistance for certain individuals and families with low incomes and resources.…