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  2. Social support - Wikipedia

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    Social support. Social support is the perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and most popularly, that one is part of a supportive social network. These supportive resources can be emotional (e.g., nurturance), informational (e.g., advice), or companionship (e.g., sense of belonging); tangible ...

  3. Supported living - Wikipedia

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    Supported living is the term given by local authorities in the United Kingdom to encompass a range of services designed to help disabled citizens retain their independence in their local community. Previously, housing and support were usually provided by a charity or local council.

  4. Social services - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. [1] They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organizations, or administered by a government agency. [1] Social services are connected with the concept of welfare ...

  5. Peer support - Wikipedia

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    Peer support can occur within, outside or around traditional mental health services and programs, between two people or in groups. Peer support is increasingly being offered through digital health like text messaging and smartphone apps. Peer support is a key concept in the recovery approach and in consumer-operated services programs.

  6. Family support - Wikipedia

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    Family support is the support of families with a member with a disability, which may include a child, an adult, or even the parent in the family.In the United States, family support includes "unpaid" or "informal" support by neighbors, families, and friends, "paid services" through specialist agencies providing an array of services termed "family support services", school or parent services ...

  7. Respite care - Wikipedia

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    Respite (In-Home) Services means intermittent or regularly scheduled temporary non-medical care (which can be healthcare financed) and/or in-home supervision. In-Home Respite support typically includes: Assisting the family members to enable a person with developmental disabilities to stay home. Providing appropriate care and supervision to ...

  8. Supported employment - Wikipedia

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    Ongoing support services and supported employment services. The most common model of supported employment involves job coaching with the traditional rehabilitation approach to "fade services" into the work setting; however, supported employment has roots in long-term supports and services, and variations based upon "natural supports" (e.g ...

  9. Services and supports for people with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    Persons with developmental disabilities use individually planned and coordinated services and supports of their choosing (e.g., housing, employment, education, civil and human rights protection, health care) to live in and to participate in activities in the community." These services and supports are different in every state and there is ...