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The Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care
Needs
The Family Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care
Needs (CYSHCN) (Formerly PPP) details support offered to families
through the Family Phone Line, Family Support Network, the Relatively
Speaking Conference, and Conference Scholarships.
Family Guidance: Transition Planning for Youth (PDF)
Provides guidance to families preparing their youth for
transition: independent living, health care skills, health care
coverage, education and employment.
Foster Youth in Transition
Offers valuable information on education, employment, finances,
housing, transportation, legal assistance, health and wellness,
pregnancy and parenting, youth with disabilities, social life, being
a volunteer.
The Michigan
Transition Resources Listserv
Designed to provide educators, parents, families, and community
members with a forum to exchange information on Transition services in
the state of Michigan.
Michigan
Transition Resources Workshop Sessions
The focus of these workshops is to improve the skills of educators,
inform and empower students and families, and foster communication and
collaboration with agencies.
Resource Center for
Parents of Children and Adolescents with Depression
ParentsMedGuide.org has developed this site to help patients,
families, and physicians make informed decisions about obtaining and
administering the most appropriate care for a child with depression.
Provides guides offering practical advice to parents of children and
adolescents struggling with depression. Offers links to numerous
mental health organizations and resources.
The Role of
Parents in Dropout Prevention: Strategies that Promote Graduation and
School Achievement
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition has recently
released a parent brief titled: The Role of Parents in Dropout
Prevention: Strategies that Promote Graduation and School Achievement.
The brief provides background information on risk factors and
strategies that families can use to promote school completion.
Will Your Teen be Ready for Adult
Life?
Training offered by the Association for Children’s Mental Health.
Covers the transition from child’s to adult services. |
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