Resources
- Resources in your community
- See below for resources for: Education and testing for children not doing well in school or that have dropped out; mental health; healthy weight; childhood dentists and dental care; teens; youth violence reduction; smoking cessation; and safety.
- Advocacy Definition
- The process of asserting oneself or interceding on behalf of others within a system to get the benefits for which they are eligible. Through both direct aid to families and broader-based policy work, the goal of advocacy is to foster the self-empowerment of families by educating them about their own rights.
- ● EDUCATION RESOURCES ●
- Special Education Evaluation Letters
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- Requesting an Evaluation ("IEP Letter")
- IEP letter in Blank Word Documnet
- Requesting a Re-evaluation
- Requesting a 504 Accomidation
- Requesting an Independent Evaluation
- IEP Letter in Spanish
- Click here for tips on getting a special education evaluation for your child - Education Law Center’s Right to Special Education in Pennsylvania: A Guide for Parents and Advocates
- - Click here for guide
- Education Programs for Out-of-School Youth
- From Philadelphia Youth Network's, Project U Turn - Click here for Guide
- Alternatives to Traditional High School
- Click below to get listing of alternatives to traditional high schools for out of school youth or those looking for alternatives. Listing from Project U-Turn. - Alternatives to High School
- Listing of Charter Schools
- - Click here for Listing of Charter Schools
- Directory of Philadelphia Charter Schools
- - Click here for Listing of Charter Schools
- Listing of Magnet Schools
- - Click here for Listing of Magnet Schools
- ● CHILD DEVELOPMENT/BEHAVIOR RESOURCES ●
- Behavioral Health Resources for Young Children (Birth to Age 5)
- - Click here for guide
- Outpatient Behavioral Resource Guide for Children and Adolescents
- - Click here for guide
- Psychiatrists on Call
- Volunteer psychiatrists answer infomal consultations from primary care health care professionals. Call 800-422-2900 or go to their website. - http://papsych.org/ - Click for brochure
- Children's Mental Health Checklits (ADHD/Autism/Depression/Postpartum)
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- ADHD Parent Checklist
- ADHD Parent Follow up
- ADHD Teacher Checklist
- ADHD Teacher Checklist- Follow up
- ADHD Checklist Scoring
- Autism Checklist
- Autism Checklist Scoring
- Autism Checklist (MCHAT) Spanish
- Childhood Depression Checklist
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
- Elwyn's Philadelphia Resource List for Autism
- Updated every 6 months, this comprehensive resource list helps families and health care professionals find resources for families affected by autism. - Click here for Resource List
- Childlink's Developmental Brochure
- - Click here for brochure
- Childlink Referrals
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Click below for Childlink referral.
Childlink Referral
- ● FAMILY RESOURCES ●
- Child Support Information
- - Child support handout
- ● PHYSICAL HEALTH RESOURCES ●
- Center for Hunger Free Communities
- From Drexel College of Public Health. Working on hunger issues in our community. - www.centerforhungerfreecommunities.org
- Health Insurance Eligibilty Chart
- - Click here to view chart
- Children's Weight Management Programs
- Coming soon!!
- 5 Steps to Healthy Living
- - Click Here
- Health Partners/YMCA Partnership
- Free YMCA and other fitness center membership for HP members under 18 years old. See attached. - Click here for info
- Nutrition in the Kitchen Healthy Recipes for Kids
- Click link below - www.chop.edu/healthycookbook
- Children's Oral Health Guide
- Click below for a comprehensive guide to oral health for kids as well as a listing of children's dentists in Philadelphia. - Children's Oral Health Guide
- Listing of Children's Dentists
- - Listing of Children's dentists
- Vision Care Guide
- A Guide to Vision Servies for Children and Teens in Philly by PCCY. - Click here for Vision Care Guide
- ● TEEN RESOURCES ●
- Teen Philly Resource Guide
- Put together by White Williams Scholars, this comprehensive guide lists great resources for Teens in Philadelphia. - Click here for guide
- Youth Violence Reduction Resources
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- Blueprints for a Safer Philadelphia
1-888-570-BLUE - Anti-Violence Partnership
(215) 567-6776 - Mothers in Charge
1-877-304-MOMS - Every Murder is Real (E.M.I.R.)
(215) 848-4068 - Philadelphia Anti-Drug/Anti-Violence Network
(215) 940-0550 - Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center 215-590-3118
- Safe Youth-National Youth Violence Prevention Site
- Youth Violence Reduction Resources - Blueprints for a Safer Philadelphia
- Teen Driver Contract
- Click below for sample teen driver contract and website below for more information from Drive Home Safe. - drivehomesafe.com - Teen Driver Contract
- ● SAFETY RESOURCES ●
- Smoking Cessation Resources
- Click below for a comprehensive listing of smoking cessation resources for Philadelphia and the surrounding communities - Click here for Resource List
- Home Fire Safety Checklist
- - Click here for checlist
- Home Fire Safety Plan in Spanish
- - Click here for spanish fire safety plan
- ● Cap4Kids Posters/Wall Hangings ●
- CAP4Kids Poster
- If you want to display a CAP4Kids poster in your office, use it for a social service project, or just give it to a friend, this is the place. - CAP4Kids poster
- Cap4Kids Parent Questionnaires
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Click below for Cap4Kids Parent Social Needs Questionnaires.
In English
In Spanish - Outpatient Behavioral Resource Guide for Children and Adolescents in Spanish
- - Click here for Spanish Guide



