Our Purpose
Children and Youth with Special Needs’ focus is to provide program development, leadership, guidance, and resources to Georgia’s 18 Health Districts. These services are designed to assist children from birth to age 21 in reaching optimal developmental and physical health and minimize the effects of possible secondary complications.
Goals
- To improve the health status and/or developmental potential of children with certain health conditions from birth to age 21.
- To improve services for children birth to age 21 with special needs and their families.
- To help develop a comprehensive data/information system statewide for children and youth with special needs.
Resources:
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia
Provides services to expectant families including prenatal education and resources to expectant mothers, breastfeeding support and education, and assistance with accessing health insurance.
Parent to Parent
Provides services to children and youth with disabilities and their families including an online data base of local resources and educational training for parents and parent support program. 800-229-2038
Healthy Children.org
The official website of the American Academy of Pediatrics for parents on accurate, trusted and up-to-date information on issues regarding infants, children and adolescents. 404-881-5020.
Children and Youth with Special Needs Brochure
Babies First Year Poster