Austin Hatcher tele-therapy

The Austin Hatcher Foundation is bringing therapy right into your home during social distancing.

The austin hatcher family is known for providing, mental and emotional support for children and families affected by pediatric cancer.

Now they are using tele- therapy methods to help restore the social development of children and ease the stress of families.

News 12's winston reed has our story.

Families can receive emotional support from the austin hatcher foundation in the comfort of their own home.

Sot: "mental health therapy, behavioral therapy, emotional support.

Any thing that falls under that as well as family services just support for the family is being offered virtually.

" the foundation can practically be in the home through electronic devices through hippa protected services.

The method allows medical experts to practice social distance while continuing to treat the psychological well being of others.

"this is chaotic for everyone and so we're able to just sort of walk the journey along with the family in their home so that they are still safe."

Catie whiting of the austin hatcher foundation believes stress level are skyrocketing due to the covid-19 outbreaks.

Sot: " if they already had an underlying stressful situation going on or maybe some underlying mental health.

That's definitely exacerbated with just the fear that surrounds us right now."

Social distancing is critically important for children with pediatric cancer because their immune system is more vulnerable.

Sot: "any child or person that's compromised which children are when going through treatment of cancer are at a higher risk of any kind of infection."

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