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)
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
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)
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)