• Call for Change
• CSP Recovery Wheel
• WRAP - Copeland Center  
• Compeer  
• NAMI PA
• Chester County Consumer/Family Satisfaction Team
• The Therapeutic Staff Support 
• CHAD (Center for Hearing And Deafness)
• What a Difference a Friend Makes
  

  Learn about the different mental illnesses, tools to help in the mental health recovery process, read real-life stories about support and recovery, and interact with the video to see how friends can make all the difference.

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• Disability.Gov - A comprehensive website to offer people with disabilities, older Americans, employers, Social Security beneficiaries, community and faith-based service providers and others access to useful information. The site is easy to navigate, and is organized into subject areas, including benefits, civil rights, community life, education, employment, health, housing, technology and transportation.
• Communicate PA  - designed so that Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities that often include communication challenges can access information and communicate with each other in a safe, friendly environment. The site has information about funding for communication services and supports, including “speech-generating devices”, opportunities for learning about augmentative and alternative communication, policy changes, qualified providers, and other resources.
• People First Language
• Integrated Children’s Services Plan
• Governor's Commission for Children
• Angel Food Ministries
• Disability Rights Network of PA

If you have questions or need help, please contact:

Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania (DRN)

Toll Free: 800-692-7443 (voice) or 877-375-7139 (TTY). 

E-Mail: drnpa-hbg@drnpa.org. 

 

The mission of the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania is to advance, protect, and advocate for the human, civil, and legal rights of Pennsylvanians with disabilities.

Si usted tiene preguntas o necesita ayuda comuníquese con la Red para los Derechos de Personas con Impedimentos (Disability Rights Network de Pennsylvania, DRN) al:

800-692-7443 (voz) o 877-375-7139 (TTY). 

Nuestra dirección electrónica es:  drnpa-hbg@drnpa.org.  

 

La misión de la Red para los Derechos de Personas con Impedimentos (Disability Rights Network de Pennsylvania, DRN) es promover, proteger y defender los derechos humanos, civiles y legales de los habitantes con impedimentos de Pennsylvania.

• Depression
  • American Psychological Association
  • American Psychiatric Association
  • National Institute of Mental Health
• Autism
  • National Autism Center (NAC) - The NAC has published results of a National Standards Project which examined and quantified research on interventions that target the core characteristics of ASD in children, adolescents, and young adults (below 22 years of age) on the autism spectrum.
  • National Institute of Mental Health
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
  • American Psychiatric Association 
  • Bureau of Autism Services
    • Overview
  • The Adult Autism Program of PA
  • Adult Autism Waiver Fact Sheet

• Parents Med Guide
  
  
  The American Psychiatric Association and the  American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry have prepared ParentsMedGuide to help patients, families, and physicians make informed decisions about obtaining and administering the most appropriate care for a child with depression. The Guide has been endorsed by many national medical, family and patient advocacy organizations

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La American Psychiatric Association y la American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry han redactado esta Guía para ayudar a que los pacientes, familias y médicos tomen decisiones bien fundadas para obtener y administrar el cuidado más adecuado para niños con depresión. Esta Guía está avaladas por muchas organizaciones médicas nacionales y de apoyo a la familia y a los pacientes www.parentmedguide.org

• Facts for Families
  
  The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry developed Facts for Families to provide concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families. The AACAP provides this important information as a public service and the Facts for Families may be duplicated and distributed free of charge as long as the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is properly credited and no profit is gained

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La AACAP (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) ha desarrollado Información para la Familia para proveer información concisa y al día acerca de los asuntos que afectan a los niños, los adolescentes y sus familias. La AACAP provee esta información importante como un servicio público. Información para la Familia puede duplicarse y distribuirse libre de cargo siempre que se le dé crédito a la "American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry" y no se obtenga ganacia de su uso. Información para la Familia está disponible en hojas sueltas individuales o en serie.m their use.

• Mental Retardation Fact Sheet
  (National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities)

En Espanol

• Mental Retardation: Learning How to Help Your Child
  (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  • En Espanol

• Mental Retardation:
  What caregivers Need to Know (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  • En Espanol

• I Need Help - Where Do I Go?
• What are Waivers and How Do They Help Me?
• What Should I Know About Mediation and Appeals?
• What Should I Know About Person Centered Planning?
• How Can I Have More Choice in My Life?

• Developmental Disabilities
  (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

• Learn the Signs, Act Early
  (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  • En Espanol