Family Support at the Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

At the Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital, we're not only here to treat your child's heart problem. We're here to help and support all members of the family.

We offer resources to help you and your loved ones talk about and cope with your child's heart disease.

Coping with Your Child's Heart Disease

Tools for helping you, your child, and loved ones learn about and cope with heart disease:

Family Development Charts. Use these charts to help make sense of the feelings you and your child have about their heart disease.
Family Responses to Heart Disease. Learn ways you and your family can help each other deal with the impact of your child's heart problem.
Parenting Pitfalls. Find ideas for helping your child with heart disease grow and become self-sufficient.

Tips for talking to others about your child's heart condition:

Family Discussions About Heart Disease. Use these suggested statements when talking to your loved ones about your child's heart disease diagnosis, hospital visits, and daily life.
Your Child's or Teen's Rights at School or Work. Find out how to help teachers learn how your child's heart problem may affect them in school.

Resources for supporting parents, siblings, and other loved ones of a child with heart disease:

Financial Support for Your Child's Heart Care. Find resources that can help with the costs of your child's heart defect treatments and care.
Heart Institute Outreach Programs. See some of our fun programs for your child and family.
Bereavement Resources. Learn how our staff at the Heart Institute can help bereaved families after losing a child to heart disease.

For the Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, call 412-692-5540.

Or if you don't live close to Pittsburgh, find UPMC Children's heart care near you.