Special Needs/TDD
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Help Network of Northeast Ohio Programs
Navigator for Families with Special Needs
The Special Navigator for Families with Special Needs program offers free guidance and referral information to families that have children with special needs. A Parent/Family Specialist assists families and professionals in locating programs, services and information by calling 330-747-KIDS (5437) ext. 244. This service is available to Mahoning and Trumbull County residents. The Respite and Summer Programs for Families with Special Needs document is available below. It is updated each spring. Please call for additional information.
- Respite & Summer Programs for Families with Special Needs 2024.
- Special Navigator Brochure
- Special Navigator Poster
TDD
Help Network of Northeast Ohio is able to assist deaf and hearing-impaired individuals via the TDD with all services listed and to contact interpreter services after hours. Hearing-impaired callers may also contact the Ohio Relay Services at 1-800-750-0750.
Community Resources
Autism
- ABA Therapy Solutions
- Autism Society of Mahoning Valley
- Autism Speaks
- Community Behavior Consulting
- Easter Seals Mahoning, Trumbull & Columbiana Counties, Ohio
- ESC of Eastern Ohio
- Help Me Grow
- Knapp Center for Childhood Development
- OCALI – Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence
- Potential Development Program
- Proactive Behavior Services
- Progressive ABA Therapy Group
- Summit Academy Schools
- The Rich Center for Autism
- Trumbull County Educational Service Center
Blindness/Eye Disorders
- Akron Children’s Hospital
- American Printing House for the Blind
- Cleveland Sight Center
- Goodwill
- Keystone Blind Association
- National Federation of the Blind
- Ohio State School for the Blind
- The Outreach Center for Deaf and Blindness
Cerebral Palsy
- Children’s Rehabilitation Center
- Easter Seals Mahoning, Trumbull & Columbiana Counties, Ohio
- United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland
Counseling Services
- Alta Behavioral Health Care
- Belmont Pines Hospital
- Cadence Care Network
- Catholic Charities Regional Agency
- Coleman Professional Services
- Compass Family and Community Services
- Comprehensive Psychiatry Group, Inc.
- Mahoning County Mental Health & Recovery Board
- Meridian HealthCare
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- Oakwood Counseling Center
- Pathways of Ohio Counseling
- Preferred Care Counseling
- PsyCare
- The Village Network
- Trumbull County Mental Health & Recovery Board
- Valley Counseling Services
- Youth Intensive Services
Deafness/Hearing Loss
Developmentally Delayed
- Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities
- Mahoning County Public Special Olympics
- The ARC of Ohio Northeast Branch
- Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Down Syndrome
Early Intervention
- Alta Head Start/Early Head Start
- Early Intervention
- Easter Seals
- ESC of Eastern Ohio
- Help Me Grow
- Trumbull County Educational Service Center
Government Agencies
Heart Defects
- KidsHealth From Nemours
- Akron Children’s Hospital – Pediatric Specialties and The Heart Center
- University Hospital
HIV
Intellectual Disabilities
- Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities
- Ohio Department of Health Resources
- The ARC of Ohio Northeast Branch
- Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities
Lead Poisoning
Learning Disabilities
- ACLD Learning Center
- Alta Head Start & Early Intervention
- Mahoning County Educational Service Center
- Trumbull County Educational Service Center
- Understood.org – now also offers Wunder – community app for parents of kids with learning & thinking differences
- Your Local School Board
Physical Disabilities
- Aaris Therapy Group
- Adaptive Sports Ohio
- Arthritis Foundation
- Children’s Rehabilitation Center
- Easter Seals Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties, Ohio
- The ARC of Ohio Northeast Branch
Seizure Disorders
Speech Disorders
Spina Bifida
Support and Information
- The Arc of Ohio – Go to: Find Resources – Helpful Documents
- Autism Speaks – Go to: https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-speaks-tool-kits
- www.lifecoursetools.org
- County Boards DD-OACB-LifeMap
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Basics – Contact email: basics@NAMI.org to register
- National Parks & Federal Recreational Lands Access Pass
- Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) – Go to: Family Center – Ohio Parent Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities – Go to: Resources – Resource Lists – Publications (left) – Publications List Order
- Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness Preparedness Kit for Ohioans with Special Needs
- Ohio Grandparent/Kinship Coalition
- OHIOKAN – Kinship & Adoption Navigator
- State Support Team Region 5 – Go to: Families – Families Homepage
- STABLE Account – Go to top: Resources – Brochure, Fact Sheet, Power Point Presentation
- We Thrive Together – FREE events and activities available online
- Western Reserve Independent Living Center
- Wrightslaw – Go to the right: Take a Tour of web site
211 Information and Referral
211 is a comprehensive, up-to-date database of community resources available 24 hours a day, offering centralized information and referral for individuals seeking various services in the community — whether via programs offered by Help Network of Northeast Ohio or referral to other agencies.
Dial 211, or click the link below to find more information about Special Needs resources in our community.
Search the 211 Database for additional Special Needs resources
