Resources – Helpful Websites and Documents
Family Driven Practice
Education
Sample Letter Requesting Evaluation (Word)
Sample Letter Requesting Appropriate Services (Word)
Sample Letter requesting Independent Education Evaluation (Word)
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)
Early Childhood Social and Emotional Health
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)