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Shandy Clinic

The Shandy Clinic is a private outpatient therapy clinic serving patients in Aurora, Monument, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo, Colorado. As a private therapy practice, the Shandy Clinic provides personalized, individual therapy in a friendly, family environment. They evaluate and treat the following areas: Adaptive Development Articulation / Language Autism Spectrum Balance Feeding Fine & Gross Motor Skills General Developmental Delays Handwriting Learning Disabilities Motor Planning Sensory Processing Stuttering Shandy Clinic is a sponsor of the Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference.  
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness

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autism | birth defects | child assessment | child development | cognitive impairment | developmental delays | developmental disabilities | early intervention | evaluations | feeding | health | health care | indicators | individual education plan | occupational therapy | screening | special education | special needs | speech therapy | therapy

ABCD

ABCD stands for Assuring Better Health & Child Development. ABCD educates, equips and partners with primary care, early childhood and community agencies who serve children to make it easier for Colorado families to access developmental screenings, referrals and support.  
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Health and Safety

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0-3 | autism | baby | birth defects | challenging behavior | child assessment | child development | Colorado | development | developmental delays | developmental disabilities | disabilities | early intervention | family support | health | hearing | infant | mental health | milestones | parent | pediatric services | resources | screening | special education | special needs | toddlers | vaccines | vision

Home Visitation Resource Guide

This Home Visitation Resource Guide was developed by the Southwest (SW) Denver Home Visitation Collaborative, which was established in Year 4 of the LAUNCH Together-SW Denver initiative. LAUNCH Together was designed to improve the social and emotional outcomes for young children (prenatal through age eight) and their families in Colorado. A priority for LAUNCH Together-SW Denver has been to improve social and emotional well-being for families by supporting the providers who serve them. The SW Denver Home Visitation Collaborative is an example of this approach in action!    
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community

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0-3 | at risk | birth to eight | child development | community | developmental delays | early intervention | family | family services | family support | health | mental health | parent | parent education classes | parent group | parenting classes | parents as teachers | social emotional | special education | special needs

Program Directory for Families

This Program Directory for Families is pulled from the full Home Visitation Resource guide for easy reference and is easy to print/send as its own document. Includes early intervention resources, parenting classes, nurse home visiting services, and more.  
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Family, Friend, and Neighbor Care | Health and Safety | Parents, Families, and Community

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0-3 | at risk | birth to eight | child development | development | developmental delays | early intervention | family | family services | family support | health | mental health | parent education classes | parent group | parenting classes | parents as teachers | resources | safety | screening | social emotional | special needs

Colorado Crisis Services[:es]Servicios de crisis de Colorado (Colorado Crisis Services)

The hardest part about getting help for a mental health, substance use, or emotional issue is knowing where to begin – especially when an issue reaches a crisis point. Colorado Crisis Services provides free, confidential, and immediate help for any mental health, substance use, or emotional concern, 24/7/365. Call 844-493-TALK (8255) to speak with a trained professional who will provide immediate support and connect you, or someone you know, to further resources. Colorado Crisis Services is also a resource for case managers and all professionals connected with the child welfare system, Division of Youth Corrections, domestic violence victim services providers, and anyone working with at-risk families. Mental health is one of the most common reasons why a child or youth involved with the child welfare system is in congregate care. A child or youth's mental health issues may be addressed at a lower level by better connecting families with the services available through Colorado Crisis Services. Help get kids the right care, at the right time, in the right place.[:es]La parte más difícil de obtener ayuda para la salud mental, el abuso de sustancias o los problemas emocionales es saber dónde iniciar; especialmente cuándo el problema llega al punto de crisis. Los Servicios de Crisis de Colorado (Colorado Crisis Services) proveen ayuda gratuita, confidencial e inmediata para cualquier inquietud de salud mental, abuso de sustancias o emocional, 24 horas al día, 7 días a la semana, 365 días al año. Hable al número 844-493-TALK (8255) para conversar con un profesional capacitado que le proveerá apoyo inmediato y le conectará a usted, o a alguien que usted conoce, a más recursos. Los Servicios de Crisis de Colorado también son un recurso para administradores de casos (case managers) y para todos los profesionales conectados con el sistema de asistencia social para niños (child welfare system), División de Corrección de Jóvenes (Division of Youth Corrections), proveedores de servicios para víctimas de violencia doméstica y cualquier persona que trabaja con familias en riesgo. La salud mental es una de las razones más comunes por la cual los niños o jóvenes involucrados con el sistema de asistencia social para niños se encuentran en cuidado colectivo o institucional (congregate care). Los problemas de la salud mental de un niño o de un joven se pueden tratar en un menor nivel al conectar a las familias de mejor manera con servicios disponibles mediante Servicio de Crisis de Colorado. Ayude a los niños y jóvenes obtener el cuidado correspondiente en el momento correcto, y en el lugar correcto. 1054,1028,1066  
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En Espanol | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community

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challenging behavior | counseling | family services | family support | health | mental health | social emotional | special needs

Rocky Mountain Human Services (RMHS)

Rocky Mountain Human Services provides early intervention at no cost to parents or families for infants and toddlers who have developmental delays as well as resources for children and adults with developmental disabilities.[:es]Rocky Mountain Human Services provee intervención temprana sin costo para padres o familias con bebes o niños pequeños con retrasos de desarrollo, además de recursos para niños y adultos con discapacidades del desarrollo.  
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | En Espanol | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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developmental delays | physical therapy | special needs | speech therapy

Early Intervention Colorado

Early intervention provides developmental supports and services to children birth through two years of age who have special developmental needs. It can help improve your child̍s ability to develop and learn. It can also help you and your family learn ways to support and promote your child̍s development, within your family activities and community life. In Colorado, the overall system of early intervention is known as Early Intervention Colorado. It is designed to ̱connect̨ a family with early intervention services, such as occupational, speech or physical therapy, to help infants and toddlers grow and develop, and to help their family in this process. It is a voluntary program and does not discriminate based on race, culture, religion, income level, or disability.  
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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developmental delays | physical therapy | special needs | speech therapy

Family Voices Colorado

A chapter of the national, grassroots organization composed of families and friends who care for and about our children with special health care needs. The mission of Family Voices Colorado is to improve access to and quality of health care for children and youth with special health care needs.  
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Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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health care | parent group | special needs

BUILD Initiative

The BUILD Initiative works with early childhood leaders within states and nationally to better prepare young children to thrive and succeed. We support state leaders from both the private and public sectors as they work to set policy, offer services and advocate for children from birth to age five.  
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Data / Research / Policy | ECE Career Center | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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diversity | early intervention | early learning | equity | family support | health | mental health | special needs

Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative

Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative - Developed and maintains a number of quality measurement tools and strategies that assess the quality of health care provided to children and young adults. Their Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health (DRC) advances the effective use of public data on the health and health-related services for children, youth and families.  
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Child Development, Assessment, and Screening | Data / Research / Policy | Health and Safety | Mental Health / Social Emotional Wellness | Parents, Families, and Community | Providers and Educators

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quality indicators | screening | special needs