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The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) works to protect and provide early intervention services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays or specific health conditions. Part B of IDEA addresses services for children from ages 3 to 21. In some states, Part C regulates services for children from birth to three years old. [1]
An Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a legal document under United States law that is developed for each public school child in the U.S. who needs special education. It is created through a team of the child's parent(s), the student and district personnel who are knowledgeable about the child's needs. [ 1 ]
Assertive community treatment. Assertive community treatment (ACT) is an intensive and highly integrated approach for community mental health service delivery. [1] ACT teams serve individuals who have been diagnosed with serious and persistent forms of mental illness, predominantly but not exclusively the schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
The EARLY Minds Act seeks to empower states by allowing them to allocate up to 5% of their Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) funding towards prevention and early intervention initiatives.
Head Start is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services that provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low-income children and families. It is the oldest and largest program of its kind. [1] The program's services and resources are designed to foster ...
5150 is the number of the section of California's Welfare and Institutions Code which allows a person with a mental challenge to be involuntarily detained for a 72-hour psychiatric hospitalization ...
Thankfully, there are early intervention and Medicaid benefit programs in every state (to see where your state ranks, go here), but they all vary in terms of the services and support they offer ...
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) is the child health component of Medicaid. Federal statutes and regulations state that children under age 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid are entitled to EPSDT benefits and that States must cover a broad array of preventive and treatment services. Unlike private insurance, EPSDT is ...