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With limited respite options, many families and caregivers of youth with behavioral health challenges can become overwhelmed and burned out, often feeling disconnected from their communities. But even a few hours of support can make a world of difference.
The Buckeye Ranch’s Behavioral Health Respite program provides short-term relief for caregivers of youth with moderate mental and behavioral health needs, while offering youth safe, structured, and supportive experiences with trained staff. This helps prevent disruptions in care and improve outcomes for youth and families.
Being a caregiver to a youth with complex emotional and behavioral needs can be stressful, especially when there are limited resources and supports available. Until recently, there were not many options for caregivers in Ohio.
Behavioral Health Respite is an important preventative strategy that helps reduce caregiver stress, improves family cohesion, supports youth development, and prevents costly out-of-home placements. This support can improve family relationships and increase the ability to care for youth in the home.
Behavioral Health Respite can help:
Discover who is eligible for Behavioral Health Respite.
Youth who:
-Ahmad’s momIt has been wonderful to see Ahmad’s confidence grow as he engaged with peers, tried new experiences, and become a more active part of the Behavioral Health Respite program.
The Buckeye Ranch offers the following Behavioral Health Respite options, which include skill-building experiences out in the community that help youth practice what they are learning in real settings.
Flexible blocks of care that fit around your family’s week, with a staff ratio no greater than one staff member to three youth.
Care that includes staying overnight. Overnight respite takes place in The Buckeye Ranch’s foster care homes and in other approved locations, and is scheduled through your care coordinator.
Seasonal respite programming for youth when school is out, offered when available.
Skill-building experiences out in the community that help youth practice what they are learning in real settings.
The Buckeye Ranch provides strength-based, trauma-informed care with strong community connections.
-ShayMy experiences with Behavioral Health Respite have been rewarding. I get to see children grow in their confidence, social skills, independence, and ability to participate in new experiences.
Ask your Care Coordinator or Family and Children First Council to submit a referral.
The care team will work with your family to gather information.
The provider schedules a meet and greet with the family and care team.
Begin services!
Each youth gets up to 60 days of Behavioral Health Respite care each year. If you use your 60 days, your care coordinator can request more time.
Your care coordinator has the most accurate details of how many days you have and how many you have used. If more than one agency is helping with respite care, we will coordinate with each to make sure you do not exceed your available days.
If you have questions about your days, contact your care coordinator or OhioRISE.
Yes. After the first visit, our team will talk with you and help set up a schedule that works for your family. Overnight respite care can also be scheduled on a regular basis, but it must be set up through your care coordinator.
Hourly respite is help for part of the day, for example a few hours. Overnight respite care includes staying overnight. Overnight respite care takes place in The Buckeye Ranch’s foster care homes and in other approved locations.
The caregiver can be through another agency. However, our team cannot arrange respite with caregivers outside of The Buckeye Ranch. Your care coordinator will need to work directly with that agency.
The Buckeye Ranch primarily provides respite services at our locations, within the community, and in The Buckeye Ranch’s foster care homes. We understand every family’s situation is unique, and we are open to discussing individual circumstances to explore what options may be available.
Yes. Please be aware that one overnight stay counts as two service days.
Please reach out to us if you have questions about our Behavioral Health Respite services. Email BHRespite@buckeyeranch.org