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General links
Contact your State Legislator or Members of Congress - click here.
Are You Eligible?
State Benefit Programs and
Federal Benefit Programs Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program - A comprehensive community-based Suicide Prevention Program. Call 1-800-615-1245 24 hours a day/7 days a week for Community Mental Health or 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433).
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten.
Parent Reviews Give an Inside View - How does your school do in meeting the needs of its students? Just click on Parent Reviews on any school profile to see personal, up-close comments about schools.
Homework Help for Kids & Teens - click here.
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids - Law Enforcement support for programs preventing juvenile crime and violence.
For the substance abuse treatment facility nearest you, click here.
For the mental health treatment center nearest you, click here.
Find K-12 school information for your state - Visit Standard & Poors, Educational CyberPlayGround, SchoolMatch, or RateMyTeacher.
How to volunteer to help a child - click here.
Reading & Literacy Help for Children - click here.
Reading & Literacy Help for Adults - click here.
Find help in your state or region for children with chronic, life-threatening illnesses or disabilities - click here. For resources in Spanish, click here.
U.S. Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
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Education Resources & Information
Department of Education - http://www.doe.mass.edu/
Download your state's educational profile -
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Agencies, Organizations, and State Government Contacts for Children At-Risk
Agencies & Organizations for Children with Disabilities - click here.
Mental Health System Reform in Massachusetts
The Rosie D. website provides a forum for
stakeholders in the Massachusetts's children's mental health system
to exchange information, ideas and resources about the restructuring
of the system as mandated by the "Rosie D." court decision. The
website is designed to promote collaboration among all concerned
persons, so that all children have a chance to obtain needed and
timely community mental health services in their homes, with their
families, and in their own communities.
Program Matches Youth With Disabilities to Adults With a Similar Disability to Build Mentor/Mentee Relationships (New England States, California, and New York). Click here to learn more about this program.
Berkshire County Educational
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MA Schools Aim to Address Violence by Teen Beaus - Responding to a startling survey showing 13 percent of teen girls have been hit by boyfriends, nine high schools nationwide - including two locally - are embracing an anti-violence curriculum aimed at stopping violence before it starts.
MA Educational Study Guide - A group of eighth-graders is creating a guide on Boston's high schools that could make school officials squirm because of its candid portrayals.
WA and MA Ready for Leadership: Lessons Learned from the Front Lines of School Reform (PDF) - The public supports education standards and high-stakes testing, according to a bicoastal public opinion poll, Ready for Leadership, conducted by MIE and Seattle-based Partnership for Learning. The report on the survey was released in Washington DC, in conjunction with a policy paper titled Lessons Learned from the Front Lines of School Reform, a primer on standards based reform for policy makers at the state and federal levels.
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Miscellaneous Information & Resources
Advantage Riding Academy
Parent Professional Advocacy League
Dial the Disability Help-line: One
call fast answers at 800-922-8290 or e-mail
info@eastersealsma.org.
What is Music Therapy?
“Music therapy is an established health care profession using music to
improve quality of life by optimizing health and wellness and
addressing the needs of children and adults with disabilities or
illnesses.” Learn more about Music Therapy from the Barrett Family
Wellness Center -
click here.
Parents for Residential Reform
National Centers for Independent Living - Map of U.S. leads to a listing of Centers for Independent Living by state. | |
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Ocean Breeze Farm: We have a new therapeutic riding program in Newbury, MA. We serve the following needs:
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This page last updated on 09/16/2008 | |