Here are some of the comments we've received via e-mail from users of Network of Care. (All comments were included with the authors' permission.)
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"Thanks for providing this great service." D.H., Eugene, OR |
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"Everybody loves the site and all it offers." Robin Murri of Fremont |
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"This looks great!!!" N. Vasquez of Area 4 Agency on Aging, Sacramento |
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"What a fabulous resource. ...Again, THANK YOU!" Rebecca Johnson, Sacramento, CA |
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"Outstanding Web site with good information and wonderful set of links!" John Hoover, Toledo, Ohio |
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"Thank you for providing such a wealth of information all in one place. Totally user-friendly!" Irene Ikeda, Fresno. |
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"Very important range of information and visually appealing. Easy to navigate through." Nancy Nash, Newport, OR |
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"Great Web site! The thoroughness is wonderful. Especially the legislative material. Good work!" Mary Flott, Contra Costa County |
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"Saw your site mentioned in the (San Jose) Mercury News. Great job; very comprehensive, and easy to navigate." Bud Everts of Los Gatos |
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"GREAT, informative Web page!!! Really shows a lot of thought and work went in to the design and implementation!" K. Elliott of Sacramento |
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"I think this will be a wonderful resource for our community." James A. Livingston of Carmichael (member, San Juan Unified School District Board) |
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"Thank you for this great site. I have been scouring the Net for information for my elderly mother. You've done a great job!" Ana O. of San Diego County |
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"The Network of Care Web site is a marvelous, comprehensive tool for families caring for members who have mental illness." Sheila-Rea York, Philadelphia, PA |
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"Hello; just wanted to say how WONDERFUL your resource database is. Thanks again for making my job a little easier!" Jennifer Ferguson, LSW, Mantua, Ohio |
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"As an information and referral specialist, I have found your website very helpful and accessible in finding resources for the disabled." Deana Nightingale of Sacramento |
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"I was AMAZED at the number of categories you have in the resource area! This is a WONDERFUL resource for those of us in Sacramento County!!!" Debra N. of Citrus Heights |
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"Wow!!! This looks great! What an accomplishment, and I am sure folks are happy. I love how simple the language is and how easy it is to navigate and to look at. Great job!" D.W. of Orinda |
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"I just wanted to let you know what a great job you do on the message board. I was just perusing it to see how it is used and if any Ohio folks were using it and I am very impressed." RMG, Columbus, Ohio |
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"Thank you tremendously for creating this website - options and services available locally - a program well worthwhile - best use of our tax dollars - don't let them ever cut this program!" Deborah Snider of Plymouth, CA |
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"I accessed your site during research for a MSN class I am currently enrolled in. I am glad to see we have this support for this underprivileged group here in Stark County--keep up the good work!" Jennifer Melegari, RN, Stark County, OH |
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"As a nurse care manager, I have spent some time on your site researching some information for one of my clients. I found all the info that I needed and wanted to compliment your site's excellent content and nice organization." Clare of Kitty Hawk, NC |
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"Was just viewing the Library article, 'What Are Regional Centers?' Good information with the listing of each regional center. ... THIS IS A WONDERFUL SERVICE FOR THE FAMILIES IN KINGS COUNTY. THANK YOU!!!" Debbie Gibson, Hanford |
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"Thank you for adding (our) links. We are delighted to be able to support the wonderful service you are providing for individuals with mental illnesses and their families in your local community. I wish you continuing success in your efforts." Cecile Douglas, Rockville, MD |
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"The depth and navigability of this web site is amazing. Hopefully it will be replicated in many other locations. I wish my father's county had something like this in Boca Raton, Florida. ... Congratulations on an outstanding online resource!" Elliot Margolies, Palo Alto, CA |
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"Your website is very professional, and I certainly do appreciate the linkages to various other websites pertinent to issues addressing elderly and disabled individuals. A job well done. Thank you." Sister Anthony Marie Greving, Director, Area Agency on Aging, Pocatello, Idaho |
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"I am a Family Support Specialist working with families with children (age) birth to age 3, and have run across many issues related to stepfamilies. It would be wonderful to see more articles related to this topic. Thanks so much for all your hard work. I am using your website almost daily in the work I do." Kim Stadtlander, Antioch |
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"I used your site today after calling the California Association for Adult Day Services and being referred. You have done a great job! It was user-friendly and comprehensive. I have nothing to offer as far as suggestions for improvement. I found everything I needed with no problems. Just ... thank you for the resource." Pat Calvo, Rancho Cordova |
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"I was in attendance in Jefferson City for the launch of your web site Thursday, June 15th. I was extremely impressed with how vast the information was and how user friendly. When I arrived home I immediately got on the web site and began playing with it. It's fantastic! You all really did your homework! Thank you very much." Linda S. Thompson, Ray County, MO, Board of Services |
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"Thank you for your website. I am an automotive technology teacher who is blind and would like to recommend a 'talking' tire gauge from Sears and Radio Shack that can be purchased in-store at a reasonable price. This item can now be added to your automotive tools section. Thanks again for your valuable website." Frank Lopez, Auto Mechanics Technology Instructor, Sacramento County, CA, Office of Education |
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"The Network of Care program is helping me help my daycare children in need of help with relationships and other challenges in their lives. Thank you for your help and willingness to listen and help my daycare family. I have also given the phone number to other families in need. I would like to see this program continue so that it can be there in the future when I might need it, or for other families as well." Vickie Allen, Placer County |
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"I have used the Network site. I found it extremely helpful for almost everything. The first thing I did when it went on was look up a (Wilma) Chan bill I wanted to track. Yesterday the gentleman who works for the county said that the site is 'the equivalent of the (Eden Information & Referral) blue book.' That is so great because there are so many agencies out there and no way to look them up unless you have the name." H. Moyes of Oakland |
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"Has everyone tried the medical card opportunity in My Folder? All you have to do is click on ID Card, fill out the the form that pops up, and then click Submit. In less than 5 days you will receive, in the mail, a laminated medical card--free of charge! Every consumer should have one! Isn't NOC the greatest thing to come along in a very long time?! Thanks, Dorn, and all who made it possible!" Ellie Widmer, CRS at Springfield Regional Center |
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"South Carolina has very little care for the mentally ill ... I'm a Family to Family Teacher and also a Guardian ad Litem in the local court system, so I see it all. Families are desperate for information here, and we have excellent medical facilities. Your website with its many faceted information subjects is exactly what is needed in an area with far too little information available. Thank you for helping educate this State." Caroline Forsyth Elischer, Greenville, SC |
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"Just to let you know we moderate a families-only listserve serving over 600 families in Missouri affected by autism. In addition, we distribute our 200-page resource directory. Finally, we host monthly informational meetings and community outings for those affected by autism. We appreciate the opportunity to be included in the Network of Care listings. Your website and program are a VERY valuable resource for the citizens in our state!! Thank you for all that you are doing!" Tanya Bergantz, Ballwin, MO |
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"I have been using the Network of Care site in Los Angeles to assist my daughter in Utah. My family is so grateful that the Network of Care will soon be launched in Utah. We have run into so many obstacles trying to find local help in Utah for our family member. It has been especially difficult locating professionals who specialize in her specific mental disorder. The Network is very empowering during times of stressful searches. I'm looking forward to NOC's arrival in my daughter's county! We wish the Network continued success." Rose Marie Duesterwald, Irvine, CA |
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"I work for the MHS-B.E.S.T. (Mental Health Systems' Building Effective Solutions Together) Program and wanted to take a moment to let you know that I have gone through your website and I am thrilled with the huge amount of information that you have available. I will be able to refer my families to the website and they can 'select' the areas that they would like to further explore, instead of giving them a set 'referral.' I am impressed and as a wraparound case manager your site will make things easier for my clients and their families. Keep up the good work!" Paula Briggs, Oceanside |
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"I do not think I could find the words to express my gratitude for this resource. ... I am a disabled elderly female who is a mental health 'survivor,' domestic violence survivor, Loma Prieta (PTSD) survivor, struggling to simply live and live simply. ... Just last Monday, I was told by my landlord that he wants me to move from my home of the last 11 years and I am feeling totally devastated and anxiety-ridden about what assistance may be 'out there' for me. I didn't know where to turn. So this morning, I had planned to go to our Board of Supervisors meeting to speak but was too ill. However, when this Santa Cruz Network of Care website was shown to the council members, I felt there was still 'hope.' Thank you, thank you, thank you from myself and I know from many others who will find this is truly a 'lifeline to hope.'" Barbara McCready-Conner, Santa Cruz County |
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"Has everyone tried the medical card opportunity in My Folder? All you have to do is click on 'Emergency Card,' fill out the form that pops up, and then click 'Submit.' In less than 5 days you will receive, in the mail, a laminated medical card--free of charge! Every consumer should have one! Isn't NOC the greatest thing to come along in a very long time?! Thanks, Dorn, and all who made it possible! ... Just this morning, a couple came to me whose child has just been diagnosed with autism-they wanted information from our library, which is very small. I took them in, gave them a book and a video, but then took them to my office and introduced them to NOC. I went to Autism in the library and ran off all 14 articles on autism. I explained to them that 22,000 people in MO are diagnosed with autism or a diagnosis within the autism spectrum (something I did not know until I read it on NOC). I told them the information I was giving them is researched and up-to-date. They were so impressed and took the site address with them to use at home. What a wonderful tool!" Ellie Widmer, Springfield Regional Center, Springfield, MO |
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"The website is very professional in appearance and pleasing to the eye. It is very understandable and allows easy access to the different features. You are able to navigate easily throughout the sites and the information provided is invaluable. I love the message board feature because this allows people to seek information on behalf of other family members that may not live with them. The message is relayed to the right county and a response is then emailed to the person asking the question. This is a great feature because it allows family members to still take care of each other AND it helps educate the local community when reading the responses. Each selection button provides an open window when you reach to select it. This window provides additional options for you and/or offers assistance to you. The entries under the Headings and Sub-Headings are very well organized and appropriate. There is a sufficient amount of entries for the launching. The community will, no doubt, enter more resources as they become acquainted with this service. In fact, we had special speakers today at our E&T Meeting and they were inquiring about the website and how they could get their service entered. News of its availability will spread fast and I’m sure will fill up even faster. Can you imagine the tremendous amount of assistance that this service will provide? Not only to the community at large but to anyone that conducts social services and referrals including us! I can only hope that computers will be made available on accessible sites so that members of the community that do not own computers will also have access to this invaluable information. As a member of this agency that provides resource information to the public on a consistent basis, this will be a true blessing in our daily work lives!" M. Vega, Los Banos, Calif. |
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"This site is a very laudable idea. I look forward to the day it will include every state and county in the country. It represents a common forum for sharing authentic, practical and useful information between consumers, providers, government and the private sector. Please keep making it bigger and better!!!" Dr. Samson Omotosho, Director of Optimum Health Systems Inc., Baltimore, Md. |
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"Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to us here in the field. Your support for the Network of Care Web site is absolutely outstanding." John Floe, Olivehurst, Calif.
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