Learning Modules

Guide to Building State Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder & Other Developmental Disabilities (ASD/DD)

AMCHP's State Public Health Autism Resource Center (SPHARC) supports states in working to improve the system of care for children and youth with ASD/DD. SPHARC has developed learning modules around the six critical indicators for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) to provide targeted learning opportunities to state Title V programs and others working to improve the system of care for children and youth with ASD/DD.

AMCHP has published two documents on improving the system of services for children and youth with ASD/DD:

• Roles for State Title V Programs: Building Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities [Oct. 2011]
• Environmental Scan: How State Title V Programs Are Responding to Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities [Nov. 2011] - The Executive Summary can be accessed here.

Learning Modules: MCHB Core Outcomes of Quality for a System of Care for Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs 

The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), together with its partners, has identified six critical indicators to promote a community-based system of services for all children and youth with special health care needs under Title V. For additional information on the MCHB core outcomes, click here.

1. Medical Home
2. Insurance & Financing
3. Early & Continuous Screening
4. Easy to Use Services
5. Family-Professional Partnerships
6. Transition to Adulthood