QualityTools
Participant Experience Survey: Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) Version 4/18/2012
This survey solicits feedback from program participants with mental retardation or developmental disabilities about the services and supports they receive under the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services waiver program.
How to Develop a Statewide System to Link Families With Community Resources: A Manual Based on "Help Me Grow" 3/28/2012
Based on Connecticut's "Help Me Grow" Initiative, this online manual offers guidance for exploring, creating, and/or enhancing a single-point-of-access system to connect children at risk for developmental or behavioral problems with community resources.
Learn the Signs. Act Early. 7/6/2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Learn the Signs. Act Early." campaign provides a variety of tools and materials to help parents recognize the signs of developmental disabilities such as autism. The site also includes useful materials for health care providers, child care providers, and campaign partners.
Getting Started. . . Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Culturally and Linguistically Competent Service Delivery Systems for Children With Special Health Needs and their Families, Implications for Policy Makers and Administrators 5/5/2008
This four-page checklist is part of a series designed to assist organizations and systems of care in developing policies, structures, and practices that support cultural and linguistic competence. It focuses on the delivery of services and supports to children with special health care needs and to their families.
