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The Valerie Fund

Mental-health support · About this organization

What you get

Psychological and emotional care alongside your child's cancer treatment.

How to start

Read through the official program information and contact the organization or participating treatment team for current access.

Good to know

  • Ask about the next available appointment or activity.

The details, as published

B-ALL is in scope Call To Confirm

Mental-health support provides psychological and emotional support integrated with pediatric cancer care. Official sources identify this as a distinct family-facing benefit, but current dates, exact eligibility, capacity, amounts, and response times should be confirmed before referral.

What help you may get

Mental Health Therapy

Mental-health support — mental health therapy

Mental-health support provides psychological and emotional support integrated with pediatric cancer care. Official sources identify this as a distinct family-facing benefit, but current dates, exact eligibility, capacity, amounts, and response times should be confirmed before referral.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • psychological and emotional support integrated with pediatric cancer care

Peer And Emotional Support

Mental-health support — peer and emotional support

Mental-health support provides psychological and emotional support integrated with pediatric cancer care. Official sources identify this as a distinct family-facing benefit, but current dates, exact eligibility, capacity, amounts, and response times should be confirmed before referral.

Amount not published

Can cover

  • psychological and emotional support integrated with pediatric cancer care

Check the main eligibility rules

Diagnosis

B-ALL is in scope. The benefit is potentially applicable to a United States pediatric B-ALL patient or family member, subject to current program rules.

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

Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.

Where your child is treated

Treatment must be through: The Valerie Fund Children's Centers.

  • Access is tied to the Valerie Fund Children's Centers in New Jersey, New York, and the Philadelphia area; the exact participating center should be confirmed.
  • Programs are delivered through Valerie Fund Children's Centers in New Jersey, New York, and the Philadelphia area; confirm the participating center.

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.

  1. Review the official program information and contact the organization or participating treatment team for current access.

Ways to apply or ask

  • Web Form

Documents to prepare

The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.

Availability and timing

ProgramActive
ApplicationsCall To Confirm
Funding or spaceNot Published
Application windowNot Published
Last checkedAug 24, 2026

Limitations and things to confirm

  • Public sources do not guarantee current dates, inventory, funding, capacity, or response time.
  • Confirm current eligibility, enrollment, schedule, amount, and capacity.

Official sources

Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.

Official program