Resources - Helpful Websites and Documents - Families as Allies

Family Driven Practice

Definition and Principles (PDF)

The Evolution of Family Driven Care as a Practice (PDF)

National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health (link)

Family Run Executive Directors Leadership Association (link)

Family Voices (link)

State and Local Family Run and Grassroots Organizations (PDF)

Education

Sample Letter Requesting Evaluation (Word)

Sample Letter Requesting Appropriate Services (Word)

Sample Letter requesting Independent Education Evaluation

Sample Formal State Complaint (Word)

Twelve Most Common Reason Parents File Complaints under IDEA (PDF)

Comparison Chart – 504, IDEA and ADA (PDF)

Procedural Safeguards for Mississippi (link)

State Timelines for requesting evaluation (PDF link)

Federal Timelines for requesting evaluation (link)

Response to Intervention – PDF

Conditions Covered Under IDEA – Link from Understood.org (need to check their rules about putting their link on our website)

Important Terms to Know – Link from Understood.org

Behaviorial Health

Reliable sites with information about children’s mental Health (PDF)

Facts for Families by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (link)

Places to Get More Information about whether a Child’s Behavior is Typical (PDF)

Ways to Learn More About a Diagnosis (PDF)

How to Find a Licensed Mental Health Provider (PDF)

Mississippi Department of Mental Health Division of Children and Youth 2018-19 Services Directory (PDF)

Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry (PDF)

Mental Health Consultation for Pediatric Primary Care Providers (PDF)

Healthcare

SAMHSA HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (link)

Bright Futures Resources for Families (link)

Early Childhood Social and Emotional Health

Mississippi State Department of Health Early Intervention: First Steps (link)

Zero to Three (link)

World Association for Infant Mental Health (link)

Medicaid

EPDST: A Guide for the States (link to PDF)

Magnolia Health Plan find a Provider (link)

Report Medicaid Fraud and Abuse (link)

Systems of Care

Mississippi’s System of Care Legislation (link to PDF)

Building Systems of Care: A Primer (link to PDF)

Wraparound Information

The Wraparound Process User’s Guide: A Handbook for Families – Link on National Wraparound User’s Guide

Wraparound Family Flyer (PDF)