Resources for Support Groups and Online Communities

Sometimes the best resource for parents and caregivers of children with special needs are others who are facing similar issues and challenges. Families often gain strength by networking with others and realizing they are not alone.

Cincinnati Children's services and resources:

• Support Groups
• Social Media Directory

Additional resources:

• Advocacy and Social Connections by Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD)
  • Ohio Family Network
• CaringBridge
• Disability Specific Support Groups and Organizations by New Horizons Un-limited
• Critically Loved
• DailyStrength Support Groups
• Family Voices
  • Find a Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F) or Family Voices Affiliate Organization (FVAO)
  • Family-to-Family Health Information Centers
    • Ohio Family 2 Family by UC UCEDD
    • Family to Family Program by Kentucky CHFS
    • Indiana Family to Family
• FosterClub
• Inspire Support Groups and Communities
• MentalHealth.net Online Communities
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Support Groups
  • NAMI Southwest Ohio Support Groups
• Support Groups at Daniel Drake Center by UC Health
• You'reable

See also Condition-Specific Web Resources for other resources in which many of the organizations offer their own support groups.