Resources – Helpful Websites and Documents

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

How to File a Discrimination Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (PDF)

OCR Discrimination Complaint Form (PDF)

Sample Letter Requesting Evaluation (Word)

Sample Letter Requesting Appropriate Services (Word)

Sample Letter requesting Independent Education Evaluation (Word)

Mississippi Department of Education State Formal Complaint Form (Word)

Instructions for How to Complete a Formal State Complaint (PDF)

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)

Parent and Family Guide to Understanding Response to Intervention – PDF

Conditions Covered Under IDEA – Link from Understood.org

Important Terms to Know – Link from Understood.org

The Return to School Roadmap from the US Department of Education (PDF)

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 2021 Services Directory (PDF)

Healthcare

SAMHSA HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (link)

Bright Futures Resources for Families (link)

Standards for Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Version 2.0 (PDF)

CHAMP: Child Access to Mental Health and Psychiatry (PDF)

Fostering Social and Emotional Health through Pediatric Primary Care (PDF)

Toolkit: National Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (link)

MSDH: Special Needs, Special Services (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)

Hinds County Making A Plan (MAP) Team Brochure (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)

Parent Peer Support

Parent Peer Supporter Brochure (link to a PDF)

Respite Services

Mississippi Department of Human Services Respite Voucher (PDF)

Southern Christian Services Respite Flyer (PDF)

Community Links – Respite Connection (link)

ARCH National Respite Network’s Mississippi Information  (link)

Mississippi Families for Kid’s Respite Service Brochure (PDF)

 

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)

Families as Allies Early Childhood Video with Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba (youtube video)

Let’s Make Sure All of Jackson’s Children are Healthy (pdf brochure)