Maryland Family Corner

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

Families Involved Together (FIT): www.familiesinvolved.org/
Provide support and information for families with CSHCN throughout Maryland.

Parents' Place of Maryland: www.ppmd.org/
Providing Education - Information - Technical assistance - Supportive activities for the parents of children with disabilities throughout Maryland.

The Association for Retarded Citizen (Arc) Family Resource Guide www.thearc.org/familyguide/maryland.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.

Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) Contact and Program Information: www.medicalhomeinfo.org/screening/State/maryland.html

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!

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 August 18, 2005