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Parent Stress Line updated 4/16/2025
Phone: (800)-632-8188
About this resource: The Parental Stress Line provides anonymous, 24-hour confidential listening support for parents over the phone.
Early Childhood Initiative // RISE updated 4/22/25
Phone (RISE Main Office): (650) 250-6634
Locations:
Allied Drive Office
2225 Allied Dr., #4, Madison, WI 53711
Phone: 608-273-6600
Leopold Office
3301 Leopold Way, #108, Madison, WI 53711
Phone: 608-273-6955
Southwest Madison Office
5802 Raymond Rd, Madison, WI 53711
Phone: 608-283-1678
Northside Office
2120 Fordem Ave, Madison, WI 53704
Phone: 608-250-6634
Sun Prairie & Marshall Office
1632 W. Main St., #9, Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Phone: (608) 825-2165
About this resource: The Early Childhood Initiative (ECI) is a voluntary home visiting program in Madison and Dane County, WI. The program serves families from pregnancy until the child enters 4K. ECI caregivers can help with caregivers with:
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Learning about their baby’s health, behavior, and development
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Finding strategies to feel good emotionally and physically
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Building and strengthening important relationships, and opportunities to get to know other parents with young children
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Finding a job or getting more education
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Connecting to housing, child care, and community resources
Who can use this resource? Individuals must be currently pregnant or have a child under the age of 2 at home.
Next Steps:
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Call the Early Childhood Initiative closest to you
Crisis Text Line updated 4/22/25
About this resource: The Crisis Text Line provides free confidential crisis intervention via SMS message. The text line is available 24 hours a day, every day, throughout the United States.
Who can use this resource? Anyone!
Next Steps:
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Text HOME to 741741
Crisis Text Line updated 4/22/25
About this resource: The Crisis Text Line provides free confidential crisis intervention via SMS message. The text line is available 24 hours a day, every day, throughout the United States.
Who can use this resource? Anyone!
Next Steps:
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Text HOME to 741741
WI Statewide Parent Educator Initiative (WSPEI) updated 4/22/25
Email: wspei@cesa12.org (no phone number)
About this resource: WSPEI works to provide support and strategies resulting in stronger home-school partnerships, including, but not limited to:
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Supporting those drafting IEP plans and resources
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Creating transition plans for middle to high school and high school to higher education
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Providing free, high-quality materials for parents on education
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Hosting events statewide tailored to specific, current needs of the community
Who can use this resource? Anyone!
Next Steps:
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Email wspei@cesa12.org for more information!
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Visit the website's calendar to learn about upcoming events!