SUCCESSFUL PARENTING
AN INITIATIVE OF THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WITH DISABILITIES COMMITTEE
Of the Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families
Data & Research:
The Children and Families with Disabilities Committee of the Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families (RICCF) has been researching and reviewing data within the Rhode Island system pertaining to parents with cognitive challenges. The results so far suggest that there is little to no data pertaining to this group of parents within the child and family serving state departments of Rhode Island. The Committee feels that this group of parents is in actuality substantial in size with multiple unmet needs. In response, the Committee developed two short surveys; one for RI Early Intervention providers, and another for the full membership of the Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families, to try and capture, through an informal scan, some information related to parents with cognitive challenges.
Rhode Island Survey Results
Early Intervention System: Survey completed. Results being analyzed.
Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families: In process.
National Statistics
2017 Disabilities Statistics Annual Report, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics, Institute on Disability/UCED, University of New Hampshire, https://disabilitycompendium.org/
