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Children With Special Health Needs
Exceptional Family Members –
www.efmconnections.org This site provides families and
those who support the families with access to information on
numerous military and community resources.
Features
of the site:
EFMP
Module
Explains
the personnel function and family support function as they
relate to the various Service programs.
Provides
access to Service regulations, manuals, etc….
Provides
access via email to the EFM points of contact at each
installation.
-This data
can be updated by the headquarters EFM program manager for
each Service, or their designee.
Will link
to individual installation EFMP websites (at the EFMP
Coordinators page), if this information is provided.
If you
have a web page, email
www.EFMconnections.org with the URL and we will link to
your site.
Other
Modules: MEDICAL, EDUCATION, FAMILY SUPPORT, FAMILY ISSUES,
FINANCIAL/LEGAL
These
modules provide information on benefits and services available
to families with special needs as well as:
Eligibility
criteria
Military
Issue – e.g., how the program considers military compensation
when determining income eligibility
Access to
form, if available, points of contact, resources
RESOURCES,
WHAT’S NEW and the GLOSSARY can be updated easily – if you know
of a great resource, please email us.
FAMILY
STORIES are intended to provide families with examples of what
others have done to obtain necessary services. Encourage
families to submit their stories.
FAMILY
CONNECTIONS is a bulletin board for families or others to post
questions, find others who might be able to help, etc.
Web Sites
Children
with Diabetes
http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/index_cwd.htm
The
Division for Early Childhood (of the Council for Exceptional
Children)
http://www.dec-sped.org/
Family
Village: A Global Community of Disability-Related Resources
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx
First
Start
http://www.uchsc.edu/firststart
Inclusive
Child Care (Easter Seals)
http://www.easter-seals.org
Internet
Resources for Special Children
http://www.irsc.org/
National
Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/
Project
EXCEPTIONAL Minnesota
http://www.projectexceptional.org/
The
National Information Center for Children and Youth with
Disabilities
http://www.nichcy.org/index.html
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