Family Support Services
Offered by Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)
A Family Support Coordinator builds an individualized plan that can include respite care, referrals, family education, recreation, and help getting medical equipment and supplies for families caring for a relative with an IDD at home.
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Family Support Services is a non-entitlement program that brokers disability-specific services based on the unique needs of individuals and their families. They provide their services with the... Main Services navigating the system support network advocacy & legal aid Serving adults young adults teens school-aged children preschoolers seniors developmental disability intellectual disability autism individuals More Less families with children
Cost & format
free · In person
Who this is for
Georgia residents with an approved intellectual or developmental disability (e.g., autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome) who live at home with family and do not receive NOW/COMP Waiver services; bring documentation of the disability diagnosis.
How to apply
Contact your local community-based provider (listed by county), complete the Application for Family Services and the Family Support Agreement, and provide documentation of the disability diagnosis.
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