Programs

The purpose of The Parent Help Line at St. John’s Children’s Hospital is to:

· Provide support, parenting tips and referrals that strengthen families, and
· Reduce stress and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Phone Support Line

Parents, caregivers and professionals call our phone line 365 days a year. Our trained phone volunteers listen, support, and share parenting tips and referral numbers. We also call moms of newborns to offer support and answer questions.

In-Hospital Programs

Our parent advocates assist Birth Center, Pediatric and NICU parents. Visitors access parenting materials in the ER, NICU Developmental Follow-up Clinic, hospital classes, outpatient waiting rooms, labs, lobbies and lounges.

Parents as Mentors Program

Staff and volunteers provide monthly meetings and phone support and referral to Harvard Park Elementary School families. The goal is to increase parenting skills needed to decrease truancy, suspension and expulsion and improve grades and behavior.

Outreach Programs

www.parenthelpline.org
Bi-monthly newsletter
Community health and safety fairs

Good Samaritan Program

Contributions to this fund help our support group or agency-referred families who have an emergency need.
Our Annual Program Summaries provide details on our service and the number served by each program.

Please use our donation form to donate a monetary or in-kind gift to support our programs.