Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Pediatric Palliative Care Network · About this organization
What you get
Palliative care with symptom help, counseling, care coordination, respite, and family help.
How to start
Ask the agency about the palliative-care assessment and services for your family.
The details, as published
State-supported pediatric palliative services provide care coordination, pain/symptom support, counseling, respite, and family support for eligible children with life-limiting illness. Current age/statutory and program-page wording conflict and require confirmation.
What help you may get
Peer And Emotional Support
Pediatric Palliative Care Network — peer and emotional support
State-supported pediatric palliative services provide care coordination, pain/symptom support, counseling, respite, and family support for eligible children with life-limiting illness. Current age/statutory and program-page wording conflict and require confirmation.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. A Massachusetts child with B-ALL may qualify when the separate program-specific special-health-needs criteria are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: MA.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Use the official page or contact the state program for screening and current local access.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
- Not cancer-specific; program-specific age, clinical, county/provider, insurance, and capacity rules apply.
- Confirm current program-specific eligibility, capacity, and access.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Pediatric Palliative Care Network · checked Aug 24, 2026