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THE SPECIAL KIDS NETWORK

Pennsylvania Department of Health

 Do you have a child with a chronic or disabling health condition?

Are you aware that Pennsylvania has a quick and easy way to find the many resources in your community that may help meet your child’s special health care needs?

By calling the toll free Special Kids Network help line, 1-800-986-4550 (Pennsylvania only) you will be connected to a phone counselor in your area. The counselors are available from 8:00 am to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, to help you find a variety of services in your community. Here are examples of the kinds of services that may be available to you.

Education and training - Braille instruction, adaptive driver training, independent living skills, family resource libraries

Health care products - Adapted clothing, standing and walking aids, wheelchair repair, assistive technology

Recreation and leisure - Recreation and therapeutic camps, Special Olympics, wheelchair sports, playgrounds with adaptive equipment

Social services and counseling - Adolescent, child or family counseling, bereavement counseling, hospice care, adoption

Support and advocacy - Parent and sibling support, special education advocacy, legal rights advocacy

Therapy - Physical, occupational, speech, play and equestrian therapy
 

Together as Adoptive Parents, Inc.
478 Moyer Road,
Harleysville, PA 19438
Phone (215) 256-0669 Fax (215) 513-2921

Email us at taplink@comcast.net

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