DISABILITY SCOOP: National hotline for intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) caregivers proposed
Federal lawmakers have introduced the Caregiver Access to Resources and Emotional Support (CARES) Hotline Act, which would establish a first-ever 24/7 national hotline for caregivers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The toll-free line would offer emotional support, brief intervention, mental health referrals, peer-to-peer counseling, and access to a national caregiver resource database.
