Developmental and Behavioral Screening: Links and Other Resources
Links and Other Resources
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org
Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Bulletin for Health Care Providers (PDF)
This document is an overview of early screening for ASD with information on Tennessee autism-specific resources.
http://www.tnaap.org/Files/DevBehScreening/LEND-ASD-ScreeningBulletin2009.pdf
Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online
This site is aimed at professionals interested in child development and behavior, especially in the medical setting.
http://www.dbpeds.org
Developmental Screening Toolkit for Primary Care Providers
This online toolkit, developed at Boston Children’s Hospital Primary Care Center, addresses the issues of time, resources, and budget when implementing a screening protocol in primary care offices.
http://www.developmentalscreening.org/about.htm
First Signs
Provides services and information about Autistic Spectrum Disorders
http://www.firstsigns.org
Mental Health Services Locator
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides comprehensive information about mental health services and resources and is useful for professionals, consumers and their families, and the public.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/databases/default.asp
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus provides links to directories to help you find health professionals, services and facilities. NLM does not endorse or recommend the organizations that produce these directories or the individuals or organizations that are included in the directories.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html
National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI is a grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness. Their website provides a list of resources for East. West, and Middle TN including crisis lines, information services, counseling and therapeutic services, family and children services, and other resources for addressing mental illness.
http://www.namitn.org/resources.htm
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
Early Intervention For Children 0-3 Years of Age
The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center supports the implementation of the early childhood provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Its mission is to strengthen service systems to ensure that children with disabilities (birth through five) and their families receive and benefit from high quality, culturally appropriate, and family-centered supports and services.
http://www.nectac.org
Substance Abuse Services Locator
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) provides an on-line resource for locating drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs.
http://dasis3.samhsa.gov
Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians (TNAFP)
The Tennessee Academy of Family Physicians (TNAFP) is the medical specialty association with a membership of 2,150 family physicians, family medicine residents and medical students throughout Tennessee. The Tennessee AFP is a state chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians representing more than 93,100 members nationwide and headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
http://www.tnafp.org
Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO)
The Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations (TAMHO) is a statewide trade association representing Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) and other non-profit corporations that provide behavioral health services. These organizations have historically met the needs of mentally ill and chemically dependent citizens of Tennessee from all age groups and socioeconomic levels. The TAMHO member organizations have been the virtual cornerstone of the community-based behavioral health system throughout the state since the 1950s and today serve as the primary provider network for the TennCare Program, Tennessee's Medicaid waiver program.
http://www.tamho.org/service.php
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
Among its services, TN Disability Pathfinder has a database of disability services containing up-to-date information on over 4,000 programs and 1,700 agencies located within or serving local communities statewide. It also has a Spanish outreach program.
http://kc.vanderbilt.edu/tennesseepathfinder
Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS)
TEIS is a voluntary educational program for Tennessee families with children ages birth through two years of age with disabilities or developmental delays. The primary goal is to support families in promoting their child’s optimal development and to facilitate the child’s participation in family and community activities. There are 9 districts statewide that are the point of entry into the early intervention system.
http://state.tn.us/education/teis/index.shtml
The Commonwealth Fund
The Commonwealth Fund is a private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy. The Fund is dedicated to helping people become more informed about their health care, and improving care for vulnerable populations such as children, elderly people, low-income families, minority Americans, and the uninsured.
http://www.cmwf.org
The Medical Home and Early Intervention Booklet
This booklet provides information about early intervention and the role of the medical home in coordination of care vital to effective collaboration with the early intervention program and the family. It provided information that will help with communication between clinicians and the early intervention programs.
The Medical Home and Early Intervention Programs
