Focus on the Family

PHP offers a multitude of services to families. Please visit the services page for details. Become a member

SSI: Eligibility and Applications

SSI: Eligibility and Applications

SSI (Social Security Income) can be a very confusing benefit for which we might apply for a child and the process can seem overwhelming. If you need this type of financial support these links may help.
Preventing Burnout in the People Who Help Us

Preventing Burnout in the People Who Help Us

by Meredith G. Warshaw, M.S.S., M.A.
Special Needs Educational Advisor
The Quiet Struggle-From Heartbreak to Hope: Moms of Kids with Special Needs

The Quiet Struggle-From Heartbreak to Hope: Moms of Kids with Special Needs

Moms who have children with special needs often neglect themselves during their consuming quest to help their kids. Here, they share ways they’ve discovered to take care of themselves, too.

What is a Behavior?

What is a Behavior?

Heard in places here and there is a newly-coined phrase, “He had a behavior.” Now what, pray tell, does this mean, and why, for Pete’s sake, are people using these words?