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Provides information/referral services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Helps families and their family members who experience a developmental disability understand and access services they are eligible to receive from DDA. Publishes a quarterly newsletter and online Resource Guide. Hosts informational meetings with guest speakers on areas of interest. Offers a Homeownership Program with down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers who have a developmental disability or whose household includes a family member with a developmental disability.

Offers the following supports to families of children and youth with special health care needs: - Care coordination with the child’s health care and other service providers - Education and counseling about the child’s health condition - Links to a medical home, insurance and community programs and services including family support and health information - Organizing a network of services and providers

Provides support to families of children with special needs by connecting them to medical and social services, health insurance programs (including private insurance and Medicaid), parent support organizations, resources for concerns (feeding, nutrition, growth, development, and behavior), and developmental screenings/assessments.

Coordinates support and resources for parents of children and youth with special health care needs. Their conditions and experiences can affect their physical, cognitive, emotional, or social development compared to others their age. Partners with providers, schools, families, and early intervention agencies to offer services including resource navigation, developmental screenings, parent support, specialized programs, as well as access to treatment funding through DDA and SSI.

Connects systems of care for children and youth with special health care needs from birth through transition to adulthood. Works with national, state, local, and community partners to help connect children or youth and their families to services. Program staff assist families in learning about and connecting with parent organizations, support groups, financial resources, and educational resources regarding the child’s medical condition and special needs. If the family meets financial and other program eligibility requirements, program staff may be able to assist them in obtaining financial assistance for needed services and equipment.

Serves children, birth to 18 years, who have, or who are at risk of developing, serious chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions. Assist families in learning about and connecting with parent organizations, support groups, financial resources, and educational resources regarding the child’s medical condition and special needs.

Assists families as they navigate healthcare services for children who have or at at risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and require health and related services of a type or amount beyond what is generally needed. Helps support families with resources and linkages to community services included family support, care coordination, and health information.

Provides information and guidance for accessing various resources for families or their children to support their developmental, physical, and emotional well-being.

Provides development and health status assessment, resource coordination, and referrals for children with special needs.

Provides support to families of children with a chronic health condition. Helps ensure that the child and family have the resources and support they need. Services may include: - Listening to parent concerns and helping navigate available resources - Connecting families with local resources for early intervention services – physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and preschool. - Supporting parents with specific areas of concern, such as nutrition, feeding, growth, development and behavioral issues. - Providing connections to parent support organizations.

Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) is a program that extends and improves access to medical services. Provides access for identification, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of children under the age of 18 with physically handicapping or potentially handicapping conditions. It reduces the financial impact these services have on families who lack adequate resources for care.   Children with special health care needs may benefit from services such as:   Early identification of health or developmental problems,    Screening and/or assessment of the child and family's concerns, priorities and resources,    Tracking or monitoring,    Therapeutic intervention(s) including family education and support, and resource identification, referral, and coordination.    Home visits and/or telephone consultations with a Community Health Nurse can help provide Care Coordination Services.  And offer education about the following:   Medical problems, the care needs and available resources    Child behavior, growth and development, and Nutrition, basic baby and childcare    Parenting issues    Immunization information    Safety issues    Stress reduction    Taking care of yourself to prevent illness    Assist with problem solving and decision making

Case management and care coordination services for families of children with special health care needs. The program provides information on childhood issues like eating and nutrition, growth and development, and behavior. The can help families in finding financial assistance, schedule appointments and transportation, get services for their child, such as medical care, and find information about health insurance programs.

Offer pregnancy, post-pregnancy, breast/chestfeeding, and parenting services at public health centers across King County. Not all services offered at all locations. Maternity Support Services (Part of First Steps): Helps people have healthy pregnancies and recover from pregnancy. Coordinates support until the baby is two months old, and provides breast/chestfeeding support by: - Health education and counseling. - Regular visits in the clinic, by phone or video, or in the client’s home or community setting. - Support beyond the doctor or midwife, including nurses, nutritionists, social workers and community health workers. - Referrals to OB care, WIC, health insurance and other community resources. Infant Case Management (Part of First Steps): - Provides support and guidance from the time the baby is 2-3 months old through baby’s first birthday (for those who qualify). - Helps clients become self-sufficient in gaining access to medical, social, educational and other services they might need. Nurse Family Partnership: Public health nurses provide care coordination services through home or community visits or on the telephone - Partners pregnant people with registered nurses from pregnancy through their child’s 2nd birthday - Delivers the support first-time parents need to have a healthy pregnancy, a healthy birth, and a healthy infancy for the baby. Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Public health nurses provide care coordination services through home or community visits or on the telephone. Services include: - Developmental screenings and assessments - Help with concerns such as feeding, nutrition, growth, development and behavior. - Help connect CYSHCN families to the health and related services they need to thrive. Family Ways: - Provides culturally relevant peer support for three community groups: Native American/Alaska Natives, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and U.S. born Black/African Americans from pregnancy through age 5. - Supports clients with pregnancy, parenting, community-connections and resource navigation - Registered Dietitian, Social Worker, and Public Health Nurse available for consultation and coaching

Provides support to families of children with special health care needs by connecting them to medical and social services, health insurance programs (including private insurance and Medicaid), parent support organizations, resources for concerns (feeding, nutrition, growth, development, and behavior), and developmental screenings/assessments.

Provides various services for children, such as car seat safety checks and car seat discounted fees, Access to Baby and Child Dentistry (ABCD Dental), and Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN). - ABCD provides access to dental care throughout Benton Franklin Counties for children who have WA Apple Health (Medicaid). Provides assistance in finding a dentist that will fit location, timing and language preferences and assists in coordinating transportation and interpreter services. - CSHCN provides care coordination for children with complex health needs, assists families to coordinate care with medical providers, to access local resources for their child, and to understand cope with the child's health condition. - Car seat safety check are also provided at Kadlec Regional Medical Center, 2nd Wednesday of every month. Only by appointment.

Supported Parenting is a home-visiting program to support parents with intellectual disabilities to develop parental skills through individualized parent education, coaching, and other support strategies.

Works to eliminate barriers for children and young adults who have a developmental disorder, chronic healthcare needs, or cancer. Provides access to resources, parent education, development of programs that encourage play, socializations, support systems, and community collaborations with entities that put children's needs first.

Offer pregnancy, post-pregnancy, breast/chestfeeding, and parenting services at public health centers across King County. Not all services offered at all locations. Maternity Support Services (Part of First Steps): Helps people have healthy pregnancies and recover from pregnancy. Coordinates support until the baby is two months old, and provides breast/chestfeeding support by: - Health education and counseling. - Regular visits in the clinic, by phone or video, or in the client’s home or community setting. - Support beyond the doctor or midwife, including nurses, nutritionists, social workers and community health workers. - Referrals to OB care, WIC, health insurance and other community resources. Infant Case Management (Part of First Steps): - Provides support and guidance from the time the baby is 2-3 months old through baby’s first birthday (for those who qualify). - Helps clients become self-sufficient in gaining access to medical, social, educational and other services they might need. Nurse Family Partnership: Public health nurses provide care coordination services through home or community visits or on the telephone - Partners pregnant people with registered nurses from pregnancy through their child’s 2nd birthday - Delivers the support first-time parents need to have a healthy pregnancy, a healthy birth, and a healthy infancy for the baby. Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs: Public health nurses provide care coordination services through home or community visits or on the telephone. Services include: - Developmental screenings and assessments - Help with concerns such as feeding, nutrition, growth, development and behavior. - Help connect CYSHCN families to the health and related services they need to thrive. Family Ways: - Provides culturally relevant peer support for three community groups: Native American/Alaska Natives, Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian, and U.S. born Black/African Americans from pregnancy through age 5. - Supports clients with pregnancy, parenting, community-connections and resource navigation - Registered Dietitian, Social Worker, and Public Health Nurse available for consultation and coaching

Helps parents find resources that will assist them with caring for their child with special health care needs.

Helps families learn about and connect with parent organizations, support groups, financial resources, and educational resources regarding their child’s medical condition and special needs. Does not provide case management but serves as an extra layer of support for families to learn about available community resources.

CYSHCN serves children who have or are at risk of having a serious physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional condition and require additional support. CYSHCN promotes integrated systems of care that assure children with special health care needs have the opportunity to achieve the healthiest life possible and develop to their fullest potential. Services can include: helping a family find or coordinate medical providers or a medical home, help accessing local resources or services for the child and provide information about local community resources, including parent support organizations and community coalitions.

Online resources for Washington educators, parents, and community providers who support students with brain injury.

Resource Coordination- Collaborate with individuals and/or their families to identify barriers to resources and to create a specialized list of services tailored to their specific needs. Multi-System Navigation- Streamline access to essential services for individuals and families navigating complex systems. Crisis Stabilization- Assists people with autism or other disabilities who are in or at immediate risk of crisis and losing community-based services.

A public health nurse is able to provide referrals and coordination of services for children with special health care needs such as asthma, cleft lip and palate, and speech or language delays. The public health nurse can assess a child's needs, make referrals, and work with agencies to help.  Services may be accessed by telephone or a home visit.

Promotes an integrated system of services for infants, children and youth up to age 18 years who have or are at risk for chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions and require health and related services of a type or amount beyond what is generally needed. The nurse is able to help families navigate through complex medical systems and connect with resources. Provides home or office nursing visits for assessment, referral and health education through the second month after the baby is born.