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Mental / Behavioral Health Grants

Mental / Behavioral Health Grants

In an effort to help families address medical needs for their children who came home through adoption, Show Hope has expanded eligibility of our Medical Care grants to include mental and behavioral health needs through select providers. Those providers are listed below.

What are examples of services this grant will cover?

  • Consultations
  • Therapeutic Interventions (in which the child who is adopted is directly impacted)
  • Psychiatric Care (including medication management)
  • Therapies (Occupational, Play, Sand, Theraplay, etc)
  • Brain Mapping
  • Neurofeedback
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
  • Parent coaching in tandem with direct care for the child

Before You Apply

  • Before beginning the application process, please review Show Hope’s Statement of Faith.
  • Collect the following pieces of information:
    • Church address, phone number, website, and pastor’s email address
    • IRS tax information (1040 or 1099 and W-2 forms) for the past two years (please black out social security numbers)
    • Net worth of property, investments, goods, and liquid assets
    • Most recent adoption home study
    • Family photo (optional)
  • Identify your pastor reference. It's helpful to let your pastor know beforehand he/she will receive a reference request from Show Hope.

When Filling Out the Application

We have retained our existing Medical Care grants application with no changes for mental/behavioral health needs, so please take the following directions into consideration when filling out the application.

  • Note that when the term medical needs is used in the application, you have permission to list your child’s mental/behavioral health needs. Only include services and expenses related to your child’s mental/behavioral health needs, not physical medical needs.
  • In Step Three (Child’s Medical Insurance), share what mental/behavioral health services are covered by your insurance under the “Additional Information About Health Coverage.” If your insurance does not offer coverage for mental/behavioral health services or if your provider does not take insurance, note lack of coverage at this point.
  • In Step Four (Medical Provider Information), list your contact at one of the select providers listed above. Do not list your primary care physician.
  • When asked in Step Five (Child's Medical Needs) about ​​your child’s medical diagnosis and/or needs, list any diagnosis related to your child’s mental/behavioral health needs.
  • When asked in Step Five (Child's Medical Needs) to provide a summary explanation for the medical services/equipment received in the past 12 months or anticipated over the next 24 months, only list the mental/behavioral health services your child has received in the past 12 months and/or the mental/behavioral health services you expect your child to receive in the next 12 months. Only include mental/behavioral health services, not physical medical services (i.e. doctor appointments, surgeries, physical therapy, etc.).
  • When asked in Step Five (Child's Medical Needs) to describe any steps you have taken/plan to take to meet the emotional, mental, and spiritual needs of your child, elaborate on how you hope mental/behavioral health services will improve your child’s and family’s life.
  • In Step Six (Medical Financial Information), only include previously paid and expected out-of-pocket expenses for your child’s mental/behavioral health services. Do not include expenses your family has paid or expects to pay for your child’s physical medical services (i.e. doctor appointments, surgeries, etc.).

If your child also has significant physical needs which would qualify for Show Hope’s standard Medical Care grant, please let us know at medicalcare@showhope.org, so we can guide you on the best way to apply for both mental health and physical health needs.

If you are interested in learning more about Show Hope’s standard Medical Care grants, you can find more information here.

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