Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN)
This collection features resources focused on supporting Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN).
The Disaster Information Needs of Families of Children With Special Healthcare Needs: A Scoping Review
This review assessed evidence for the best ways to meet the disaster information needs of families whose children require special healthcare. The studies show a …
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Teaching Our Children to Become Self Advocates
2020
· Disability Rights Florida
This webinar is about teaching children with disabilities to be self-advocates. It explains the importance of self-advocacy, which means speaking up for oneself and making …
Home and Living Resources
This webpage provides resources for people with special health care needs, focusing on home and living accommodations. It describes challenges like driving and navigating buildings, …
Impact of Disasters on Children with Complex and/or Special Needs
This video discusses how disasters affect children with special needs, including the challenges they face, like losing power for medical equipment or needing special care …
Five Steps for Inclusive Communication: Engaging People with Disabilities
This fact sheet provides guidance on how to communicate effectively with people who have disabilities. It describes five key steps to ensure communication is inclusive …
Evacuating Under Fire: Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Disaster
2019
· University of Colorado
The article describes the challenges faced by families with children who have special healthcare needs during disasters, like wildfires. It highlights the importance of emergency …
Emergency Preparedness of Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities: What Public Health and Safety Emergency Planners Need to Know
2015
· University of Massachusetts
This article is about emergency preparedness for families with children who have developmental disabilities. It describes a study that found many families are not well-prepared …
Emergency Preparedness for Families of Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
This webinar focuses on emergency preparedness for families with children who have special health care needs. It describes the importance of planning ahead to handle …
Pediatric Emergency Preparedness: Children Special Needs
This webpage provides resources on emergency preparedness for children with access and functional needs. The list is provided for both families and healthcare providers and …
Developing a Special Needs Population in a Disaster: A Medical Reserve Corps Perspective
This video presentation looks at how the Medical Reserve Corps helps people with special needs during disasters. It explains the importance of planning and preparing …