Links to non-PAI resources

Children's health and children's mental health (CCS, EPSDT)

100% Campaign - www.100percentcampaign.org - to ensure that every California child has health insurance; newsletter, updates, links to other web sites - a joint effort by Children Now, Children's Defense Fund, and The Children's Partnership.

A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities - from the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) - http://ncwd-youth.info/ - the workbook may help youth with disabilities develop the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about disclosing their disability.

California Healthline - www.californiahealthline.org/ - daily digest of health news, policy and opinion from the California Healthcare Foundation

Child Health and Disability Prevention, Sacramento County - www.sacdhhs.com - a free health program committed to helping babies, children and teens receive preventive health care.

CHIP - Children's Health Insurance Program - www.insurekidsnow.gov - offers state-specific information on who is eligible and how to enroll to make sure children grow up healthy.

Express Lane Eligibility - www.childrenspartnership.org/expresslane/ - provides advocates, community leaders and policy makers with tools to help uninsured children get health insurance.

For OC Kids Neurodevelopmental Center - www.forockids.org - For OC Kids Neurodevelopmental Center is dedicated to the earliest identification and intervention of Orange County children birth through five years with developmental, behavioral or learning problems, including Autism and ADHD.

Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services - http://dcfs.co.la.ca.us - report and prevent child abuse, arrange adoptions, help for parents, foster care, health and education resources

Therapeutic Behavior Services (TBS): Frequently Asked Questions - www.cimh.org/downloads/TBSfaqs.pdf - A nine-page PDF file from the California Institute for Mental Health (CIMH).

United Advocates for Children of California - www.uacc4families.org - UACC, a nonprofit advocacy organization, works on behalf of children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families. UACC's web site is designed to provide education, information, and support to caregivers of children and youth with emotional disturbances.

U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services ACF - Administration for Children and Families - www.acf.dhhs.gov/ - is a searchable site with information about many programs for children and families, welfare reform, and guidance on the new Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (was AFDC)