South Carolina Family Corner
Resources and Materials
What is a Medical Home: How Can it Help Your Child with Special Needs
- Brochure
South Carolina Resources for CSHCN Flyer
15 Keys for Kids Key Contacts by Greenville Counties
Flyer
Children Are Special Newsletter. From the Parent/Consumer Advisory
Council for the Division of CSHCN.
Newsletter .
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention
(EHDI) Contact
and Program Information
Family Connection of South Carolina www.familyconnectionsc.org
A support network for families who have children with developmental delays,
disabilities or chronic illnesses. As the statewide parent-to-parent organization
with offices in several cities, Family Connection helps thousands of children
in South Carolina reach their potential by providing parent-to-parent
connections, linking families to community resources, and sponsoring a
number of educational and support programs. Programs are free and confidential.
As parents of children with special needs, Family Connection parents know
the value of talking with another parent.
Whether it’s about your child’s disability or special health
care need or other issues you or your family may have about your child,
call Family Connection for a parent-to-parent match. Family Connection
also offers support groups, family social events, programs for couples
and for brothers and sisters of children with special needs, and training
programs for parents and professionals. Family Connection parents live
throughout South Carolina. Support Parents have completed 12 hours of
training as volunteers to better support and assist other parents.
Family Village: www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
A global community that integrates information, resources, and communication
opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities,
for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.
This site offers informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication
connections, adaptive products and technology,adaptive recreational activities,
education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature,
and much, much more!
Advocacy and Support Organizations
Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org/st/SC.htm
Partnering with professionals and families to advocate for
health care services that are family-centered, community-based, comprehensive,
coordinated and culturally competent.
NAMI of South Carolina (National Voice on Mental Health): www.namisc.org
Education, advocacy and support for persons with
brain disorders (mental illnesses) and their families
Parents Reaching Out to Parents of South Carolina, Inc: www.proparents.org/
Provides information and training about special education law to families
of children with disabilities and special needs. Not income based.
The Association
for Retarded Citizen (Arc) Family Resource Guide http://www.thearc.org/familyguide/southcarolina.doc
This guide is written for families raising children with mental retardation
and related developmental disabilities. It tells families about benefits,
supports and services in their state that might help their child.
Note: The information provided on the state pages was submitted by the state medical home teams.As this is not an exhaustive list, please let us know if you have additions for your state resource page. You can contact us at: medical home@aap.org.
Last Updated July 27, 2005