Children and adolescents with disabilities and developmental delays and/or come from low-income families.

Accepts most insurance plans, self-pay, Select Health and Medicaid.

Supports the development of young children and families. All cases go through the Orem office. Consists of 6 core programs: Early Intervention, Early Head Start, Autism Center, Respite Care, and Child and Family Mental Health. Offers in-home ABA services throughout the Utah and Salt Lake Valley, Heber, Eagle Mountain, St. George and Cedar City. Telehealth services offered statewide.

• Early Head Start
• Autism Therapy
• Community Based Preschools
• Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
• Parenting Materials
• Child Care Volunteer Opportunities
• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
• Disease/Disability Information

An organization consisting of over forty private provider agencies that serve over 5,000 people with developmental and other types of disabilities in over 400 different locations throughout Utah. Association members are licensed and qualified provider/agencies that contract with the Department of Human Services, primarily the Utah Division of Services for People with Disabilities, the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation, Workforce Services, care centers, families and private entities.
Member agencies assist individuals living in their homes and communities by providing quality services including residential, day services and training, supported employment, family support, and respite care.

For individuals and families in Utah, Wasatch, Summit, Millard and Juab counties. Children 0 - 11. Many services are free and fee for service program rates may be reduced for those who qualify. Contact for current information.

• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Social Skills Training
• Play Therapy
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• General Counseling Services
• Child Abuse Counseling
• Sexual Assault Prevention
• Developmental Assessment
• Stress Management

Janelle Christensen, MSW, Executive Director

Stuart Harper, LCSW

Larry A. Krause, BSW, MSW: Specializes in treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder and child centered play therapy.

See website or contact for additional provider names and specialties. All providers may not provide all services

Serves children who are:

• birth to 12 years old
• diagnosed with a special need that is an intellectual, behavioral, or physical disability.
• able to be at respite until 9:00 p.m. without it disturbing their bedtime routine.
• not on 100% oxygen or excessively medically fragile.
• free of a history of sexually inappropriate or aggressive behavior.
• in a family that does not already have resources that provides them with a break from caregiving.

Provides temporary care of children with special needs, providing a 3 hour break on weekend nights of rest or relief to their usual caregivers. 

Residents of Weber and Morgan Counties.

• Meditation
• Adult Residential Treatment Facilities
• General Counseling Services
• Substance Use Disorder Education/Prevention
• Parenting Skills Classes
• General Addictions/Substance Use Disorder Support Groups
• Mental Health Evaluation
• Job Finding Assistance
• In Person Crisis Intervention
• Adolescent/Youth Counseling
• General Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
• Psychiatric Medication Services
• Psychiatric Case Management
• Substance Use Disorder Counseling
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Case/Care Management
• Children's In Home Respite Care

Local mental health authority

• Disability Related Center Based Employment
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Therapeutic Camps
• Children's In Home Respite Care
• Supported Employment
• Adult In Home Respite Care
• Adult Day Programs
• Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
• Summer Camps
• Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities

Cynthia Proctor, CMHC

Approaches Used:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Family Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Children's In Home Respite Care
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Stepfamily/Blended Family Support Groups
• Child Abuse Counseling
• General Counseling Services
• Anger Management
• Transitional Housing/Shelter
• Home Based Parenting Education
• Child Care Volunteer Opportunities

M-Sat 9-5, West Valley 24/7.
50% State funding

Family Support Centers located throughout Utah

Susan M. Dezell, LCSW
Insight-oriented, Supportive, Psyc Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-focused, Dialectical Behaviorial Therapy, Parent Child Interaction Training, Play Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy, Psycho-education and Parent Management training. Specializes in Depression, Anxiety, Attachment, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Family and Couples, Step-family and Adoption Issues.

Bonnie Peters, MSW, LCSW
Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma-focused. Specializes in Depression, Anxiety, Attachment, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Oppositional Defiant/Conduct Disorder, Abuse/Neglect, Domestic Violence and Adoption.

• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Sexual Assault Counseling
• General Counseling Services
• Child Abuse Counseling

Works with parents and children to build stronger families. Offers home based parenting education, child abuse counseling and prevention, crisis nurseries/ childcare, also offers sexual assault prevention, general crisis intervention hotlines, crime victim support groups, mental health related therapy and support groups, and spouse/ intimate partner abuse counseling.

COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and State guidelines; masks are required. Most counseling services are being done via telehealth, limited in person services based on need.

• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Sexual Assault Prevention
• Home Based Parenting Education
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Crime Victim Support Groups
• Child Abuse Counseling
• Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
• General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
• Mental Health Related Support Groups

• General Counseling Services
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Holiday Gifts/Toys
• Child Guidance
• Babysitting Instruction
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Case/Care Management
• Parenting Materials
• Home Based Parenting Education
• Parenting Skills Classes

Katy Bonds, LCSW

Approaches Used:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
Family Therapy
sand tray therapy
EMDR trauma processing

Weber and Morgan counties. Families who have adopted a child through the State of Utah’s Division of Child and Family Services- ages 0-17

• Family Counseling
• Home Based Parenting Education
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Specialized Information and Referral
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care

Serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in community-based programs. TURN supports children and adults who have intellectual disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, or other developmental disabilities.

• Adult Day Programs
• Disability Related Center Based Employment
• Adult In Home Respite Care
• Supported Employment
• Children's In Home Respite Care
• Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
• Summer Camps

• Children's In Home Respite Care
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Adult Residential Care Homes
• Adult Day Programs
• Summer Camps
• Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
• Supported Employment
• Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
• Adult In Home Respite Care
• Disability Related Center Based Employment

• Child Abuse Reporting/Emergency Response
• Home Based Parenting Education
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Child Abuse Counseling
• Child Abuse Medical Evaluations
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Child Abuse Prevention

Supports parents and guardians as they strive to provide a healthy and safe environment for their children.

• Parenting Skills Classes
• Parental Visitation Facilitation
• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

Children 0-11 years old, will receive children if parents have an emergency, doctor appointment or counseling sessions. Otherwise persons 18+ years old. Daggett, Duchesne and Uintah counties.

• Disability Related Parenting Programs
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Parent Support Groups
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Child Care Volunteer Opportunities

• Youth Violence Prevention
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Children's Protective Services

Many services free. Adoption respite for families who have adopted at least one child through DCFS or another state agency.

• Sexual Assault Counseling
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• General Counseling Services
• Child Abuse Counseling

Children and adults with physical and mental disabilities

• Adult Day Programs
• Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
• Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
• Therapeutic Foster Homes
• Adult Out of Home Respite Care
• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Therapeutic Camps
• Youth Enrichment Programs
• Behavioral Learning Therapy
• Adult Residential Care Homes

• Sexual Assault Counseling
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• General Counseling Services
• Child Abuse Counseling

Serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in community-based programs. TURN supports children and adults who have intellectual disabilities, autism, cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, or other developmental disabilities.

• Supported Employment
• Adult Day Programs
• Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
• Adult In Home Respite Care
• Semi-Independent Living Residences for Adults With Disabilities
• Children's In Home Respite Care
• Summer Camps
• Independent Living Skills Instruction

• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Juvenile Detention Facilities
• Family Counseling

Preschool through 12th grade, survivors of abuse and trauma, loss, neglect. Authorized treatment provider for CHIP, Utah State Medicaid, Optum Health, United Behavioral Health Plans and other insurance options. Day treatment for youth ages 8 - 18. Outpatient for children age 3 and up. 

Authorized treatment provider for CHIP, Utah State Medicaid, Optum Health, United Behavioral Health Plans and other insurance options.

• Behavioral Learning Therapy
• Adolescent/Youth Counseling
• Child Guidance
• Children's In Home Respite Care
• General Psychiatry

All parents are welcome to participate. Early childhood program for parents with children age 0-11. Parent handbook is general parenting information for parents of children age 0-18.

• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Home Based Parenting Education
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

Children in preschool through 6th grade, Utah, Cache and Rich counties

Works with parents and children to build stronger families. Offers home based parenting education, child abuse counseling and prevention, also offers sexual assault prevention, general crisis intervention hotlines, and spouse/ intimate partner abuse counseling. COVID-19 UPDATE: Following all CDC and State guidelines; masks are required. Counseling is being offered via telehealth.

• Home Based Parenting Education
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Child Abuse Counseling
• Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
• Child Abuse Prevention
• General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
• Sexual Assault Prevention

Offices in Logan, Hyrum and Smithfield

• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Group Homes for Dependent Children
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care

The following specific populations of caregivers are eligible to receive services:

• Adult family members or other informal caregivers age 18 and older providing care to individuals 60 years of age and older
• Adult family members or other informal caregivers age 18 and older providing care to individuals of any age with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders
• Older relatives (not parents) age 55 and older providing care to children under the age of 18; and
• Older relatives, including parents, age 55 and older providing care to adults 18-59 with disabilities

Anyone is eligible for information and assistance, support groups and consultation. There is no financial eligibility or fees required to participate with the Caregiver Support Program.

Provides the following:

Respite Services (based on eligibility requirements): Brief period of relief for the caregiver which may include homemaking, home health aide, adult day care, personal care assistance, and other services.

Supplemental Services (based on eligibility requirements): supplies or equipment
Information and Assistance: provide caregivers with services and information available within the community. An application is required.

Free monthly newsletters, emails, training, support groups, and consultations are available for all caregivers. No application is required.

• Parenting Skills Classes
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Parental Visitation Facilitation
• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Adult/Child Mentoring Programs

• Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
• Family Counseling
• Child Abuse Counseling
• Child Abuse Prevention
• Sexual Assault Prevention
• General Crisis Intervention Hotlines
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care

• Child Abuse Prevention
• Rent Payment Assistance
• Parenting Support Volunteer Opportunities
• Child Abuse Counseling
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Adult Mentoring Programs

Provides support to local Family Support Centers which protect children in crisis situations. Website includes statewide program locator.

Services Include:

• Crisis and Respite Nurseries
• Counseling and Education
• In-home Programs
• Self-Sufficiency Programs

Based on the needs of the particular community, each agency may offers additional services, ranging from on-site therapists, lending libraries, and in-home parenting support. 

• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Children's Out of Home Respite Care

• Adult Day Programs
• Independent Living Skills Instruction
• Adult In Home Respite Care
• Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
• Comprehensive Disability Related Employment Programs
• Children's In Home Respite Care
• Health/Disability Related Social Clubs

Provides therapeutic treatment and prevention programs for children, adults, and families whose lives have been affected by abuse or neglect. Telehealth options available.

• Developmental Assessment
• Stress Management
• Children's Out of Home Respite Care
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Social Skills Training
• Play Therapy
• Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
• Child Abuse Counseling
• General Counseling Services
• Sexual Assault Prevention

The ARCH National Respite Network includes the National Respite Locator, a service to help caregivers and professionals locate respite services in their community, the National Respite Coalition, a service that advocates for preserving and promoting respite in policy and programs at the national, state, and local levels, and the Lifespan Respite Technical Assistance Center.

The ARCH National Respite Network includes summer camps for both children and adults with special needs.

A cooperative agreement with the US Administration for Community Living/ Administration on Aging

Anyone looking to hire a caregiver.

Provides a web-based jobs board that connects caregivers, services, and products to individuals looking for in-home care (Care Seekers). HireMyCare.org allows caregivers to search through postings or be listed to be searched for and hired.