EDUCATION George Dowaliby, Chief Bur. of Special Educ. & Pupil Svcs. CT Dept. of Education, 25 Industrial Park Road Middletown, CT 06457-1520, 860-807-2025 E-mail: george.dowaliby@po.state.ct.us PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: AGES 3 THROUGH 5 Maria Synodi, 3-5 Coord., State Preschool Program Bureau of Early Childhood Education & Social Svcs. CT Department of Education, 25 Industrial Park Road Middletown, CT 06457, 860-807-2054 E-mail: maria.synodi@po.state.ct.us Web: www.state.ct.us/sde PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES: AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2 Linda Goodman, Birth-3 Part C Coordinator State Birth to Three System Department of Mental Retardation, 460 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT 06106, 860-418-6147; 800-505-7000, (In CT) 860-571-7556 Web: www.birth23.org STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES John F. Halliday, Director Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Social Services, 25 Sigourney Street, Hartford, CT 06106 860-424-4848 STATE TRANSITION COORDINATOR George Dowaliby, Chief Bureau of Special Education and Pupil Services CT Department of Education, 25 Industrial Park Road Middletown, CT 06457-1543, 860-638-4242 E-mail: george.dowaliby@po.state.ct.us STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY Albert J. Solnit, Commissioner Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services 410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106, 860-418- 7000 STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN Karen Andersson, Director of Mental Health Department of Children & Families 505 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106, 860-550-6683 STATE MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAM Peter O’Meara, Commissioner Department of Mental Retardation 460 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106, 860-418- 6000 STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL Edward T. Preneta, Director Council on Developmental Disabilities 460 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106-1308 860-418-6160; 860-418-6172 (TTY) Child Development Infoline The Child Development Infoline (CDI) unit serves as the access point for the Connecticut Birth to Three System, the Help Me Grow Program, Preschool Special Education Services, and Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program. Care Coordinators provide information about general development, coping with challenging behaviors, disability and health related issues. Based on their child and family's needs, CDI Care Coordinators are able to refer families of children, ages birth to eighteen, to services offered through the Birth to Three System, the Help Me Grow Program, Preschool Special Education Services, and/or Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Program. Birth to Three The Birth to Three System was created for Connecticut families whose children under 3 years of age have significant delays or disabilities. The goal is to help each family help their child to be active in his or her natural environments, during their normal routines and in places where the child lives, learns and plays. The Birth to Three System works to help families meet their child's unique developmental needs. Connecticut's system offers supports and services through different approved Birth to Three programs. If there are concerns for a child's development, CDI Care Coordinators can refer the family to an approved Birth to Three program that serves their town for an evaluation to determine eligibility for early intervention services. For more information on the Connecticut Birth to Three System, visit the Birth to Three website at www.birth23.org. Help Me Grow The Help Me Grow program helps to find services for children, birth through age 8, who are at risk for developmental or behavioral concerns, including children who might not meet the criteria for Birth to Three or are over three years of age. Using a comprehensive database of current community based services and resources, CDI Care Coordinators are able to refer families to appropriate services. The Care Coordinators talk to families about options and help them maneuver through the maze of services and programs. Follow-up is done to ensure that families have been linked to services and to see if additional referrals are needed. The Care Coordinators can also mail general information on development or specific developmental issues. Families also have the option sign up to participate in a child developmental monitoring program using the Ages and Stages questionnaires. Help Me Grow is a program of the Children's Trust Fund. For more information about the Help Me Grow Program, visit the Help Me Grow website at: www.211ct.org/programs/Helpmegrow.asp. Preschool Special Education Preschool Special Education services are provided to eligible 3, 4 and 5 year old children with disabilities who are entitled to a free appropriate public education in accordance with their individual needs as mandated by special education law. In Connecticut, special education services are provided by local and regional school districts, as well as two state-supported agencies, the Board of Education Services for the Blind (BESB) and the American School for the Deaf (ASD). Special education and related services are provided based on what the individual child needs to benefit from his education. Care Coordinators can refer families to their local or regional school district's Preschool Special Education services. For more information on Preschool Special Education Services in Connecticut, visit the Department of Education website at: www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/early/index.htm. Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs The Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Program coordinates services for children, from birth to twenty-one, who have or who are at risk for having chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions and who also require more health or related services than other children the same age. CDI Care Coordinators provide assessment, education, and referrals to community based services as well as to DPH funded medical homes, the CT Lifespan Respite Coalition for respite and extended service funds as appropriate. Follow-up and ongoing care coordination is provided as needed. The Kennedy Center, Inc., 39 Lindeman DriveTrumbull, CT 06611, Contact Person: Stacey JohnsonTelephone: (203) 332-4535, x296Fax: (203) 332-4539 E-mail: birthto3@kennedyctr.org Towns Served: Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Milford, Monroe, Stratford, Trumbull, Westport Kennedy-Donovan Center, 486 Worcester St.Southbridge, MA 01550, Contact Person: Robin Weber, 508 765-0292 Fax: 508-765-0294 E-mail: Robin_weber@kdc.org Towns Served: Ashford, Brooklyn, Eastford, Killingly, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson, Union, and Woodstock Key Human Services, Inc., 270 Farmington Ave., Suite 220, Farmington, Connecticut 06032, Contact Person: Joyce Lewis, 860- 409-7350, x133, Fax: 860-409-7356 E-mail: jlewis@keystonehumanservices.org Towns Served: Avon, Bristol, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Manchester, Plainville, South Windsor, Southington, Vernon, and West Hartford LEARN: Partners for Birth to Three, 44 Hatchetts Hill Road, P.O.Box 805 Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371 Contact Person: Catherine O'Brien, Director Karen Austin, Coordinator, 860-434-4800 Fax: (860) 434- 4834 E-mail: cobrien@learn.k12.ct.us E-mail 2: kaustin@learn.k12.ct.us Towns Served: Bozrah, Chester, Clinton, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Lyme, Essex, Groton, Guilford, Haddam, Killingworth, Ledyard, Lyme, Madison, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Preston, Salem, Stonington, Waterford, and Westbrook LEARN: Partners for Autism (Autism-specific program), 44 Hatchetts Hill Road, P.O.Box 805Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371 Contact Person: Pip Fritsche, 860-434-4800 Fax: 860-434-4834 E-mail: pfritsche@learn.k12.ct.us Towns Served: Bozrah, Chester, Clinton, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Lyme, Essex, Groton, Guilford, Haddam, Killingworth, Ledyard, Lyme, Madison, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Preston, Salem, Stonington, Waterford, and Westbrook McLaughlin & Associates, LLC, 549 Storrs Road, P.O. Box 586 Mansfield Center, CT 06250 Contact Person: Joe McLaughlin, Director, 860- 423-5399, Fax: 860- 423-7665 E-mails: joem6@charter.net, donnam4@charter.net Towns Served: Andover, Ashford, Bolton, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Hebron, Lebanon, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Stafford, Tolland, Vernon, Willington, and Windham New England Center for Hearing Rehabilitation (Deaf & Hard of Hearing program), 354 Hartford Turnpike, Hampton, Ct 06247 Contact Person: Diane Brackett, PhD, 860-455- 1404, Fax: 860-486-5422 E-mail: nechear@snet.net Towns Served: Statewide Oak Hill Birth to Three Program, 120 Holcomb Street Hartford, CT 06112 Contact Person: Aggie Pont 860-286-3161, Fax: 860-286-3169 E-mail: ponta@ciboakhill.org Towns served: Bristol, Burlington, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Manchester, Newington, New Britain, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Stafford, Suffield, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks. Play and Learn, 258 Main Avenue Norwalk, CT 06851 Contact Person: Landria Seals, Director :Wanda Larrese, Birth to Three Coordinator Telephone: 203-354-5625 or 866-752-0899 Fax: 203-604-0602 E-mail: Landria@speechandlanguageconsultants.org E-mail 2: Wanda@speechandlanguageconsultants.org Towns served: Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, Wilton Project Interact, Inc., 27 Siemon Company Dr., Ste. 312, Watertown, Connecticut 06795 Contact Person: Martha McDonald Family Liaison ;Lorie Mael , 860-274-1558, Fax: 860-274-1535 E-mail: piib23@yahoo.com Towns Served: Avon, Bethel, Bridgewater, Bristol, Brookfield, Burlington, Canton, Danbury, Farmington, Harwinton, New Britain, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Plainville, Redding, Sherman, Southbury, and Southington REACHOUT, Inc., 60 Connolly Parkway, Bldg 17A, Hamden, CT 06514 Contact Person: Rita Esposito, 203 230-2815, Fax: 203-230-8502 E-mail: respo@reachoutinc.org Towns Served: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Derby, Durham, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven, and Woodbridge Rehabilitation Associates of Connecticut, Inc., 41 Old Coach Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 Contact Person: Myra Watnick, Director Reva Baker, Birth to Three Coordinator, 203-259- 7106, Fax: 203-384-0383, E-mail: myrawatnick@gmail.com E-mail: r.baker@rehabassocinc.com Towns Served: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Branford, Bridgeport, Cheshire, Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Derby, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Haven, East Lyme, Essex, Fairfield, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Killingworth, Lyme, Madison, Meriden, Middlebury, Middlefield, Middletown, Milford, Monroe, Naugatuck, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Orange, Oxford, Portland, Prospect, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull, Wallingford, Waterbury, Waterford, Watertown, West Haven, Westbrook, Westport, Wolcott, and Woodbridge SARAH, Inc. - KIDSTEPS, 51 Boston Post Road, Unit #9, Madison, Connecticut 06443 Contact Person: Elisabeth Teller, 877- KIDSTEP or 203-318-3692 or 203- 318-3693, Fax: (203) 318-3694 E-mail: eteller@sarah-inc.org Towns Served: Bozrah, Branford, Canterbury, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Deep River, East Haven, East Lyme, Essex, Franklin, Griswold, Guilford, Hamden, Killingworth, Lisbon, Lyme, Madison, Montville, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Norwich, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Plainfield, Sprague, Wallingford, and Westbrook St. Vincent's Special Needs Services 95 Merritt Boulevard, Trumbull, Connecticut 06611 Contact Person: Karen King, 203-386-2752 Fax: 203-386-2725 E-mail: kking@stvincents.org Towns Served: Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Stratford, TrumbullSTAR Rubino Center for Infant and Child Development Services120 East AvenueNorwalk, Connecticut 06851Contact Person: Barbara FitzpatrickTelephone: (203) 855-0634Fax: (203) 855- 0637E-mail: bfitzpatrick@starinconline.comTowns Served: Darien, New Canaan, Norwalk, Weston, Westport, and Wilton Thera Care, 20 Cedar Street, Suite 302New Rochelle, NY 10801 Contact: Deborah Mastronardi, 888-355-3255, x2724 or 914- 576-5292, x2724, Fax: 914-576-3983 E-mail: Deborah, Mastronardi@theracare.com Towns Served: Bridgeport, Danbury, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Milford, Monroe, New Canaan, New Haven, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, West Haven and Wilton TLC Autism Program (Autism-specific program) Education Connection 355 Goshen Road, P.O. Box 909, Litchfield, CT 06759 Contact Person: Janae Peluso, 860-567-0863, x170, Fax: 860-567-3381 Email: peluso@educationconnection.org Towns Served: Barkhamsted, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Danbury, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Norfolk, North Canaan, Oxford, Plymouth, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Southbury, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, Winchester, and Woodbury Wheeler Clinic, 91 Northwest Drive, Plainville, CT 06062 860-793-3834, Fax: 860-793-4468, Contact: Donna Quallen E-mail: dquallen@wheelerclinic.org Towns served: Avon, Berlin, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, Farmington, New Britain, New Hartford, Plainville, Plymouth, Simsbury, and Southington |
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