Georgia Family Corner

Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Contact and Program Information

Family Voices: www.familyvoices.org/st/GA.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 Georgia (National Voice of Mental Illness): namiga.nami.org/namiga/
Education, advocacy and support for persons with brain disorders (mental illnesses) and their families.

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!

Parent to Parent of Georgia:
Resources available:Special Needs Database Parent to Parent's comprehensive resource database containing over 4,000 resources in over 100 categories,.Telephone Peer Support. Parent to Parent Support Groups. Conferences, Workshops & Special Events. Please visit:
www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/cgi-bin/extlink.pl?http://www.parenttoparentofga.org/

The GA-ParentNetwork is designed exclusively for parents/guardians of children or adults with disabilities in the state of Georgia. The network allows communication between families on common issues, to better support, advocate, and influence change for our children and adults with disabilities. To join the network, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GA-ParentNetwork

GA- Advocates Roundtable is a group for self-advocates, professionals, and parents to discuss issues relating to disabilities in Georgia. To join this group, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/advocatesroundtable/

PEPP, Inc. - Parents Educating Parents & Professionals, Inc: www.peppinc.org/

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