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Note: The Grandparents as Parents was not responsive to the CEBC's inquiry. The following information was obtained from publicly available sources.

Topic Areas

Topic Areas

Target Population

Relative caregivers who have taken on the role of parent to their child relative

Target Population

Relative caregivers who have taken on the role of parent to their child relative

Program Overview

Grandparents as Parents offers advocacy services, support groups, and crisis intervention for relative caregivers who have taken on the role of parent to their child relative rather than place them in the child welfare system.

Program Overview

Grandparents as Parents offers advocacy services, support groups, and crisis intervention for relative caregivers who have taken on the role of parent to their child relative rather than place them in the child welfare system.

Contact Information

Melinda Thompson

Contact Information

Melinda Thompson

Manuals and Training

Publicly available information indicates there is some training available for this program. See contact info.


Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Manuals and Training

Publicly available information indicates there is some training available for this program. See contact info.


Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

  • There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on outcomes with the appropriate target population for the topic area(s) in which Grandparents as Parents has been reviewed.

Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

  • There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on outcomes with the appropriate target population for the topic area(s) in which Grandparents as Parents has been reviewed.

Additional References

There are currently no references available for Grandparents as Parents.

Additional References

There are currently no references available for Grandparents as Parents.

Topic Areas

Topic Areas

Target Population

Relative caregivers who have taken on the role of parent to their child relative

Target Population

Relative caregivers who have taken on the role of parent to their child relative

Program Overview

Grandparents as Parents offers advocacy services, support groups, and crisis intervention for relative caregivers who have taken on the role of parent to their child relative rather than place them in the child welfare system.

Program Overview

Grandparents as Parents offers advocacy services, support groups, and crisis intervention for relative caregivers who have taken on the role of parent to their child relative rather than place them in the child welfare system.

Contact Information

Melinda Thompson

Contact Information

Melinda Thompson

Manuals and Training

Publicly available information indicates there is some training available for this program. See contact info.


Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Manuals and Training

Publicly available information indicates there is some training available for this program. See contact info.


Training Information

There is training available for this program.

Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

  • There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on outcomes with the appropriate target population for the topic area(s) in which Grandparents as Parents has been reviewed.

Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research

  • There are currently no published, peer-reviewed research studies on outcomes with the appropriate target population for the topic area(s) in which Grandparents as Parents has been reviewed.

Additional References

There are currently no references available for Grandparents as Parents.

Additional References

There are currently no references available for Grandparents as Parents.

Date CEBC Staff Last Reviewed Research: May 2025

Date Originally Loaded onto CEBC: March 2017