Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Resources for Schools
Websites
Related MCH Library Resources
- Department of Education (ED): Disability Discrimination. An overview of the
laws involving disability discrimination
in education and links to resources
on the topic.
- Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Database. Information about journal articles, research reports, teaching guides, curricula,
conference papers, and books covering all aspects of education-related issues. Search the database to identify many items
about education and children and
youth with special health
care needs. Use the ERIC
Thesaurus to
inform your search by scanning the terms
under the category Disabilities. ERIC is sponsored
by the Department
of Education (ED).
- Family Center on Technology and Disability (FCTD). Information about assistive technology (AT) and laws that impact the provision
of AT and special education services. Also presents AT resource reviews, an organizations
database, an electronic newsletter, an online conference series, and Spanish-language
materials.
FCTD is sponsored by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP).
- LD Online: Educators. Instructional strategies, articles, and links to additional resources about helping children and youth with learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder achieve their full potential in school. LD OnLine is a service of the Learning Project at WETA in Washington, DC.
- National
Dissemination Center for Children
with Disabilities (NICHCY): Especially for Schools
and Administrators. A wealth of resources about disabilities and disability-related issues,
such as early
intervention, special
education and related services,
individualized education programs, addressing student behavior, effective instruction,
and transition planning. State
resource sheets list up-to-date
contact information for state agencies
and organizations, disability-specific
organizations, parent groups and
parent training and information
centers, and other organizations
within each state that address
disability-related issues. Some materials
are available in Spanish.
NICHCY is funded by the Department
of Education (ED).
- National
Early Childhood Technical Assistance
Center (NECTAC).
A wealth of resources
for implementing the early childhood
provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA). Topics include quality assurance, family-centered
services, financing systems, inclusion
and natural environments, personnel,
early identification,
interagency coordination, transition, challenging
behavior, and home visiting. Includes contact information
for state
agency staff
responsible
for implementing
the early childhood provisions
of IDEA and for ED-funded
early childhood projects. NECTAC
is supported
by the Department of Education (ED).
- Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). A wealth of information about its programs, grants, research, monitoring efforts, national studies, and other resources for ensuring that infants, children, and youth with disabilities receive quality education and related services through IDEA. View OSEP Ideas that Work for a wide range of research-based products, publications, and resources to assist states, educators, and
families with improving results
for students
with disabilities. OSEP is part of the Department
of Education (ED).
- Also see the transition section of the knowledge path, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs.
- Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs knowledge path. (Includes sections about adoption; advocacy; child care and early childhood programs; chronic illnesses and disabilities; cultural competence; environmental concerns; financing services; foster care; general health, wellness, and safety resources; genetics; hospice and palliative care; hospitals and patient travel and lodging; nutrition; oral health; rehabilitation; screening; sports, recreation, and the arts; transition; and universal design), family resource brief
- Asthma in Children and Adolescents knowledge path, family resource brief, school resource brief
- Autism Spectrum Disorders knowledge path, family resource brief, school resource brief
- Community Services Locator: An Online Directory for Finding Community Services for Children and Families knowledge path
- Diabetes in Children and Adolescents knowledge path, family resource brief, school resource brief
- Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Challenges in Children and Adolescents knowledge path, family resource brief, school resource brief
- Health Insurance and Access to Care for Children and Adolescents knowledge path, family resource brief
- School-Based and School-Linked Health Care school resource brief
- School Health resource brief
- Screening resource brief
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: School Resource Brief. (June 2011).
Author: Susan Brune Lorenzo, M.L.S., MCH Library.
Reviewer: Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S., MCH Library.
Editor: Ruth Barzel, M.A., MCH Library.
