A social worker can: 

• Assist your family in addressing a problem 

• Help you follow your child's medical plan 

• Provide help if your family does not feel safe at home

Spiritual care services can:

• Talk with you about “Why is this happening to us?”

• Provide a priest, pastor or rabbi to talk to

A child life specialist or creative arts therapist can: 

• Help your family get ready for a medical procedure

• Explain what happens in the hospital 

• Use play, art or music to help exploration and growth

School services can:

• Help your child keep learning during hospitalization

• Help with homework

• Answer questions about school-related issues

An interpreter can: ​

• Communicate with you and your healthcare team to remove language barriers

A ParentWISE or PeerWISE volunteer can: 

• Provide support through volunteers who have experienced illness and hospitalization

A volunteer can: 

• Provide play activities for kids and respite support for parents 

• Help finding your way around the hospital