§5116h. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) Children with disabilities
The term "children with disabilities" has the same meaning given such term in section 1401(a)(2) 1 of title 20.
(2) Community referral services
The term "community referral services" means services provided under contract or through interagency agreements to assist families in obtaining needed information, mutual support and community resources, including respite care services, health and mental health services, employability development and job training, and other social services, including early developmental screening of children, through help lines or other methods.
(3) Family resource and support program
The term "family resource and support program" means a community-based, prevention-focused entity that-
(A) provides, through direct service, the core services required under this subchapter, including-
(i) parent education, support and leadership services, together with services characterized by relationships between parents and professionals that are based on equality and respect, and designed to assist parents in acquiring parenting skills, learning about child development, and responding appropriately to the behavior of their children;
(ii) services to facilitate the ability of parents to serve as resources to one another (such as through mutual support and parent self-help groups);
(iii) outreach services provided through voluntary home visits and other methods to assist parents in becoming aware of and able to participate in family resources 2 and support program activities;
(iv) community and social services to assist families in obtaining community resources; and
(v) follow-up services;
(B) provides, or arranges for the provision of, other core services through contracts or agreements with other local agencies, including all forms of respite care services; and
(C) provides access to optional services, directly or by contract, purchase of service, or interagency agreement, including-
(i) child care, early childhood development and early intervention services;
(ii) referral to self-sufficiency and life management skills training;
(iii) referral to education services, such as scholastic tutoring, literacy training, and General Educational Degree services;
(iv) referral to services providing job readiness skills;
(v) child abuse and neglect prevention activities;
(vi) referral to services that families with children with disabilities or special needs may require;
(vii) community and social service referral, including early developmental screening of children;
(viii) peer counseling;
(ix) referral for substance abuse counseling and treatment; and
(x) help line services.
(4) Outreach services
The term "outreach services" means services provided to assist consumers, through voluntary home visits or other methods, in accessing and participating in family resource and support program activities.
(5) Respite care services
The term "respite care services" means short term care services provided in the temporary absence of the regular caregiver (parent, other relative, foster parent, adoptive parent, or guardian) to children who-
(A) are in danger of abuse or neglect;
(B) have experienced abuse or neglect; or
(C) have disabilities, chronic, or terminal illnesses.
Such services shall be provided within or outside the home of the child, be short-term care (ranging from a few hours to a few weeks of time, per year), and be intended to enable the family to stay together and to keep the child living in the home and community of the child.
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