Children’s Friend, Inc., an affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation, in Worcester, MA is interested in studying the experiences in and barriers to accessing mental health services for families. For the purpose of their study, they intend to compare three groups – caregivers of children with one or more mental health conditions, caregivers of children with mental health conditions and common medical conditions, and caregivers of children with mental health conditions and rare disease. Caregivers include biological parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, step-parents, and kinship homes with children under the age of 18.

The parents and/or guardians will be asked to complete an online survey, taking approximately 10 to 20 minutes, and the flyers contain the link to the survey. The survey is in both English and Spanish. The survey is nationwide and open to families who live anywhere within the United States.

You are welcome to contact them at Children’s Friend, Inc. at 508-753-5425 or by e-mail at khager@childrensfriend.org or mmartinez@childrensfriend.org with any further questions. Please see the flyers below for more information.

English Flyer for Survey Participants

Spanish Flyer for Survey Participants