Virginia Family Corner
Care Connection for Children Resource Directory
www.vahealth.org/specialchildren/directory/health.asp
This directory, created for parents, children, health providers and community
organizations, allows you to search a list of local and Virginia resources
for contact information on various medical conditions, advocacy and support
groups, insurance, community support organizations and public and private
agencies providing services for children with special health care needs.
Information is available by locality (city, county, region, Virginia),
medical condition, type of service and name of organization.
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI)
Contact and Program Information
Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org/st/VA.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 Virginia (National Voice on Mental Health):www.namivirginia.org/
Education, advocacy and support for persons with brain disorders (mental
illnesses) and their families
Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center
www.peatc.org/
The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center assists the families of
children with disabilities through education, information and training.
PEATC has information on support groups, on-line
resources, parent resource centers, and other helpful information.
PEATC builds parent-professional partnerships to promote success in school
and community life through:
- Information and assistance to families in understanding and negotiating the education and service systems for their children with disabilities;
- Training for families and professionals that model partnerships and encourage active learning; and
- Collaboration with and technical assistance to schools, state and local agencies, parent resource centers and community organizations.
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