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Special Needs, Office Of

Mission

To achieve appropriate community-based systems of services for children and youth with special healthcare needs and their families.

What we do

  • Ensure family/professional partnerships at all levels of decision-making.
  • Assure access to comprehensive health and related services through systems improvement as guided by consumer input, Healthy People 2020 Objectives and Title V federal legislation.
  • Provide early and continuous screening, evaluation and diagnosis.
  • Help organize community services so that families can use them easily.
  • Work to help youth make successful transition to all aspects of adult healthcare, work, and independence.

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