ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

National Organizations

    1. American Academy of Pediatrics: www.healthychildren.org
    2. American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: www.aacap.org
    3. National Center for Child Traumatic Stress: www.nctsn.org

Michigan Organizations

    1. Fostering Mental Health: www.michigan.gov/fosteringmentalhealth
    2. Building Michigan’s Trauma-Informed System for Children and their Families: www.michigan.gov/traumatoxicstress
    3. Michigan Autism Program: www.michigan.gov/autism
    4. Disability Resources https://www.michigan.gov/disabilityresources/
    5. Michigan Alliance for Families https://www.michiganallianceforfamilies.org/

Independent Support/ Advocacy Organizations

    1. Association for Children’s Mental Health: www.acmh-mi.org
    2. National Alliance on Mental Illness: www.namimi.org

Fun things to do in Michigan

    1. Wheelchair Accessible Hiking and Biking Trails: https://mymichiganbeach.com/blog/wheelchair-accessible-hiking-and-biking-trails
    2. Parks with Accessible Beach Access: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-350-79137_79782_80225—,00.html
    3. Accessible Playgrounds :  https://www.accessibleplayground.net/united-states/michigan/?doing_wp_cron=1626982427.5117509365081787109375

Health and Wellness section

    1. Children’s Special Health https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71547_35698—,00.html 
    2. WIC https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/0,5885,7-339-71547_4910—,00.html 
    3. Special Olympics https://www.somi.org/ 
    4. Friendship Circle https://www.friendshipcircle.org/
    5. Medically Fragile Parenting Support Group https://www.fcnp.org/news-events/calendar/medically-fragile-parenting-support-group
This project was funded by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund