Family Support Links

State Agencies
Board of Education and Services for the Blind (BESB) The Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS)
Connecticut Birth to Three System Connecticut Commission on Children (COC)
Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHI) Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
Department of Children and Families (DCF) Department of Social Services (DSS)
Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) Office of the Healthcare Advocate (OHA)
Office of The Child Advocate (OCA) State Department of Education (SDE)
Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (OPA)  
 

Statewide Advocacy and Referral Services
2-1-1 Connecticut African & Carribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities (AFCAMP)
A.J. Pappanikou Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Autism Society of Connecticut (ASCONN)
Autism Spectrum Resource Center (ASRC) Brain Injury Association of CT (BIAC)
Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired (CDHI) Citizens for Quality Sickle Cell Care (CQSCC)
Connecticut Lifespan Respite Coalition (CLRC) Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center (CPAC)
FAVOR, Inc. Friends of Autistic People
Help Me Grow State Education Resource Center (SERC)
 Parents Available to Help (PATH)  Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS)
   

Connecticut Councils
Advisory Council to the DDS Division of Autism Services SDE State Advisory Council on Special Education
DDS Council on Developmental Services CT Council on Developmental Disabilities
DCF Area Advisory Councils DCF State Advisory Council (SAC)
DDS Regional Advisory Councils DPH Medical Home Advisory Council

 

 Helpful Tools For Families

Many of our partner organizations offer helpful tools for families. Please scroll through the various links above to find a list of helpful publications. If you come across a document you feel has been particularly helpful to you please be sure to let us know and we will add it as a download on the resources page of our website. Thank you.