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Touchstone

Contact: PHP Family Resources (), Tel: 408 727-5775

PHP's Touchstone program is an ongoing group designed to provide families of children with complex or life threatening illness with opportunities to: share their experiences and feelings with peers who understand the challenges of raising a child with complex health issues, learn about local resources and events of interest, enhance their coping skills, learn how to participate as equal partners in the medical and educational decision-making necessary, and advocate for compassionate, quality care, give and receive peer support. Meetings are held the 1st Wednesday of each month from 7-8:30pm at PHP 3041 Olcott St. Santa Clara, CA 95054. Upcoming meetings are scheduled for March 5, April 2, May 7, and June 4,2008. Please check the calendar for speaker information. Discussion topics may include: *Understanding your child’s needs, fears, and behaviors *Dealing with uncertainty, emotions and grief * Maintaining strength in the family * Sorting through treatment options * Getting support and being a support *Taking care of yourself

Should you need immediate assistance or a parent-to-parent contact please phone PHP's office at (408) 727-5775. PHP provides a forum for parents and professionals to get information. PHP does not promote or recommend any treatment, therapy, institution or professional.

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The Parents Helping Parents (PHP) website lists many events and resources not sponsored by PHP. We do that to give families many opportunities to select those best suited to a particular need. We encourage you to obtain more information about all resources which interest you prior to selecting a provider or attending an event. Parents Helping Parents does not support or endorse any therapy, medication, or philosophy that families may encounter from the resources listed.