Anoka County Respite Care
Respite Care Overview
Respite Care provides temporary relief care for families of children with special needs, ranging from a few hours to overnight care.
Respite Care Options
- Anoka County Children’s Mental Health Respite Program
- Eligibility: Children meeting Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) criteria
- Child must live with parents/guardians in Anoka County
- Not enrolled in other county respite programs
- Respite care provider must be 18+, and cannot be the parents, step-parents, or significant others of parent of the child
- Families must submit quarterly reports
- Funds considered taxable income
- Structure: Quarterly funds for family-arranged respite services
- Eligibility: Children meeting Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) criteria
- Foster Care Respite
- Eligibility: Ongoing CMH cases only (may start CMH to access Respite)
- Purpose: Prevent longer, more restrictive out-of-home placements
- Other Options
- DHS Respite Funds: For children meeting SED criteria (camps, YMCA, sports, community classes)
- Family Support Grant: Up to $3000/year for families with children in DD Waiver, CMH Case Management, or Certified Disability
- Corporate Foster Care: For clients with extreme behaviors requiring specially trained foster parents – available to clients on a CADI or DD Waiver
- CADI Foster Care: Available to clients on CADI Waiver
- Adoption Subsidy: Adoptive families must use their monthly adoption subsidy funds before accessing county-paid respite
- Get started by calling Anoka County Children’s Mental Health Intake/Referrals: 763-324-1430
- When you call, state that you are looking for respite for your child, and looking to access it through Children’s Mental Health and they will help determine eligibility and access to the appropriate services
- Visit https://www.anokacountymn.gov/2429/Children for more information.