Resources
GRIEF, REHABILITATION AND SUPPORT
The Compassionate Friends - This organization provides grief support to parents and families who have lost a child.
How to Deal with Grief
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) discusses the feelings that accompany grief and how to manage them.
Developmental Resources Organization - This website contains a list of resources to help individuals and parents of children with developmental issues obtain help within the State of Arizona.
Internet Special Education Resources - This website contains information regarding special education professionals, schools, therapy and organizations within the State of Arizona.
ARIZONA ORGANIZATIONS
Brain Injury Association of Arizona - This organization provides resources for those afflicted by brain injury within the State of Arizona.
Arizona Department of Economic Security - Rehabilitation Services - Programs and Services for Individuals who are blind or visually impaired
Arizona Speech, Language and Hearing Association - This organization provides support and resources for individuals who suffer from speech, language and/or hearing deficits.
Raising Special Kids - This organization provides support and resources for parents raising special needs children in the State of Arizona.
EDUCATION AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
98000 Reasons - This Website gives information on patient safety.
American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine - This organization is a multidisciplinary society devoted to studying cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities, to promoting professional education for the treatment and management of these conditions, and to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
United Cerebral Palsy Association - The United Cerebral Palsy Association's mission is to advance the independence, productivity, and full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.
March of Dimes - March of Dimes works to educate healthcare professionals about best practices in perinatal health and to raise public awareness about cost effective interventions that can improve birth outcomes.
Easter Seals - Easter Seals provides services and family support to children and adults with disabilities and other special needs.
Shriner's Hospitals for Children - Shriner's Hospitals for Children are a network of 22 hospitals that provide expert orthopedic, burn, and spinal cord injury care to children at no charge.
Spina Bifida Association of America - The Spina Bifida Association of America's mission is to promote the prevention of spina bifida and to enhance the lives of all affected.
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - This organization provides website links to state, disability and parent organizations.
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) - This organization is dedicated to providing information, resources and networking opportunities to adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD)
Autism Society of America - This organization is dedicated to improving the lives and families of those affected with autism.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICES
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - This organization provides website links to state, disability and parent organizations.
Division of Quality Assurance
US Department of Health and Human Services. Links to National Practitioner Data Bank and the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank. The intent of the NPDB is to keep unprofessional or incompetent practitioners from moving from State to State without disclosure or discovery of their previous damaging or incompetent performance.
National Patient Safety Foundation
This Web site Features information about patient safety.
Joint Commission for International Patient Safety
The Joint Commission promotes and provides for the delivery of safe, high-quality care through its standards, event database, programs and its National Patient Safety Goals.
MedlinePlus
From the US National Library of Medicine and the Institutes of Health, this Web site provides links to resources health topics, drugs, injuries, accidents and grief.
DISCUSSION
Healthcare Reform
Discussion on healthcare insurance reform and medical negligence claims.
