General Resources
CYSHCN - "Wisconsin has five Regional Centers dedicated to supporting families with children and youth with special health care needs and the providers who serve them. The Centers are staffed by specialists who can help get answers, find services, and connect you to community resources. Their services are free and private."
"Within the Youth Transition priority area, Waisman Center projects are designed to support youth with disabilities to participate in a wide variety of opportunities and activities that prepare them for life after high school. Waisman Center’s transition projects are identifying effective and feasible approaches for supporting families, school staff, and the larger community in creating meaningful opportunities and activities with appropriate supports for and with youth with disabilities, with a focus on disseminating practical strategies and solutions."
"We were born of the national Developmental Disabilities Act of 1970. We are the Wisconsin board that is charged with bringing people together to solve problems, remove barriers and create statewide change for the developmental disability community."
"Got Transition® is the federally funded national resource center on health care transition (HCT). Its aim is to improve the transition from pediatric to adult health care through the use of evidence-driven strategies for clinicians and other health care professionals; public health programs; payers and plans; youth and young adults; and parents and caregivers."