Special Child Health Services
Special Child Health Services assists in the procurement of coordinated and comprehensive services for children, birth through age 21, who have a chronic health condition, disability or developmental delay. Assistance includes, but is not limited to:
- Informal Counseling & referral
- Assessment of family & child needs
- Assistance with health & educational services
- Crisis resources
- Case management & monitoring
Assists in acquiring the following:
- Early Intervention Services
- Sliding-scale fees for hearing aids, prostheses, and pulmonary pharmaceuticals for clients whose insurance does not cover such items.
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
OTHER RESOURCES
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
www.njcatastrophicfund.org
New Jersey Early Intervention System
www.njeis.org
PerformCare
www.performcarenj.org
The Division of Developmental Disabilities
https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/
The Arc of New Jersey Family Institute
https://www.thearcfamilyinstitute.org/welcome.html
Autism NJ
Cumberland County Prosecutor Office Special Needs Registry:
http://njccpo.org/special-needs-registry (http://njccpo.org/special-needs-registry)
Register Ready
https://www13.state.nj.us/SpecialNeeds/Signin?ReturnUrl=%2fSpecialNeeds%2f
NJ Division of Disability Services
www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds
New Jersey Resources Directory 2022
RD_Spanish_22_23_web.pdf (nj.gov)
Resources for families in Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties
www.cgsresource.net
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
https://spanadvocacy.org/
NJ Department of Children and Families link to hurricane resources for children
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/home/hurricane.html
Center for Disease Control link to developmental checklists
www.cdc.gov/actearly
NJ FamilyCare
www.njfamilycare.org
The Center for Parent Information & resources
www.parentcenterhub.org
NJ State Department of Special Education
www.state.nj.us/education/specialed
Contact: Elizabeth Thomas, (856) 327-7602