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Family to Family Health Connections
Welcome! This resource provides information for individuals and grantees interested in topics related to Family-to-Family Health Information Centers, a grant jointly sponsored by the the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. It is our hope that this will a useful page and that you bookmark the site so that you may stay up-to-date with events, articles and answers to your frequently asked questions.
Family Voices maintains a website that facilitates a state-to-state information exchange, including information on grantees, examples of resources from the field, and issue briefs on selected topics. Visit www.familyvoices.org for a full list of resources.
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What's New
Transition to Adult Life for Students with Disabilities
What do schools need to do when providing transition services to youth with disabilities? Review this guidebook for parents with a primary emphasis on the legal rights of students with disabilities during the transition years. Although originally developed for PA, the information is useful in other states.
Family Caregiving 2010: Year in Review
Review Family Caregiver Alliance’s guide highlighting the most important developments in 2010 affecting family caregivers including legislative and policy changes, research focused on caregivers, and media coverage of family caregiving.
Care At Home: A New Civil Right?
Every year children with severe disabilities who get in-home care through state Medicaid funds age out of the program. Some go to nursing homes, other families struggle to keep their children at home. Read this story and find links to interactive databases and other related information.
Charting The Course: Supporting the Career Development of Youth with Learning Disabilities
Reflecting a “disability rights” perspective, this guide introduces a comprehensive approach for supporting youth with learning disabilities. Find in-depth information, including numerous charts, tables, and tools.
Frequently Asked Questions
This section is organized by category, with examples featured below.
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General Overview
I see the initials F2F HIC often, what does that stand for?
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The Future of F2F
How much did the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 appropriate for F2F programs?
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Highlighted Articles
(Please note: Below is a portion of the Family-to-Family documents available on the Clearinghouse. Some of the resources are issue briefs and papers, but many of the resources are from state grantees who wanted to share their resources. To view all F2F related documents, click the link below)
Office of Consumer & Family Affairs Newsletter - New Hampshire
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e-Connected Family Caregiver: Bringing Caregiving into the 21st Century
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Resources for Youth in Transition - California
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Yo! Disabled and Proud Website- California
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Parental Caregivers' Desires for Lifetime Assistance Planning for Their Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Journal Abstract
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Youth Transition Toolkit - California
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The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 & Implementation of CMS 2237 IFC: Targeted Case Management Guidance
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Family Voices of Indiana – Website and Yahoo Group
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Healthcare Booklet for Disabled Youth - California
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Lifespan Respite Care Program
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Optimizing Medicaid Enrollment: Spotlight on Technology - LA Express Lane Eligibility
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