Services for Children and Their Parents

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Children with intensive needs include those children who have severe emotional, behavioral and/or developmental disabilities. They require a level of intensive services that can only come from cross-agency collaboration in service planning and delivery, funding and oversight. With our partners, we work to direct parents to the most appropriate services; lead efforts to bring fragmented resources together on both the family and program levels; and build effective, community-based programs—all contributing to our local system of care. . Advisor: Hope M. Hill, Ph.D., Montgomery County Collaboration Council

Pathway to Services

A specialized access point that provides information on services and supports for children and their caregivers. (301)354-4910

Local Care Team

This interagency team of public child-serving agencies along with a family representative come together once a week to problem solve how to best use local resources to keep the family intact, and to increase both adult and child/youth family members’ functioning. (301)354-4910

Montgomery County Youth Crisis Hotline

Confidential and anonymous support by trained counselors, 24-hours. (301)738-9697

Core Service Agency

Local mental health authority, responsible for the planning, management and monitoring of Public Mental Health Services. (240)777-1400

Montgomery County Mental Health Access Team

Information and referral about outpatient mental health providers for residents who have Maryland Medical Assistance or no insurance. (240) 777-1770, (240)777-1236 (TTY)

Montgomery County 24 Hour Crisis Center

The Crisis Center provides crisis services 24 hours a day/ 365 days a year. Walk-in 1301 Piccard Drive, Rockville, MD 20850 (240)777-4000

Public Schools Ask MCPS

(301) 309-MCPS (6277) Hispanic Hotline, 301-230-3073; Chinese, 301-230-5428; French, 301-230-5429; Korean, 301-230-5430; Swahili, 301-230-5429; and Vietnamese, 301-230-5432 Gang Prevention Task Force (240)-773-GANG

Children And Youth With Special Health Care Needs Resource Locator

Maryland’s DHMH resource database for children and youth with special health care needs.

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Useful Information for Parents and Caregivers of Children with Intensive Needs

Featured Resources

Children with Intensive Needs (CWIN) Referral form Children and families must reside in Montgomery County to be eligible for services. Forma en español
NAMI/Montgomery County Provides education, advocacy and support services to persons with mental illness and their families and caregivers. (301)949-5852
Linkages to Learning (240)777-1731 The program provides accessible services to at-risk children and their families to improve adjustment to and performance in school, home, and community.
Federation of Families (301) 681-8929 A family-run organization dedicated to helping family members who have children or youth with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenge
Autism Waiver Service coordination to children diagnosed with severe autism. (240) 777-1216
HHS Disability Services Supports individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. (240)777-4625
Children in Need of Supervision (CINS) A voluntary mental health program for children who needs guidance, treatment, or rehabilitation. (301)610-8515

Children and families must reside in Montgomery County in order to receive services from the Pathway to Services Office

Sites with Information on Services for Children with Intensive Needs

Governor’s Office for Children Works collaboratively to create and promote an integrated, community-based service delivery system for Maryland’s children, youth and families.
Maryland Child and Adolescent Innovations Institute Assists the State of Maryland, the Children’s Cabinet, the Governor’s Office for Children (GOC), Maryland jurisdictions, and the State’s child-serving agencies to support efforts in improving access, services and outcomes for families of children with intensive needs.
Child Mental Health Institute The office is responsible for mental health services for children and adolescents within the Public Mental Health System.
StateInteragency Coordinating Council Advise and assist the State Lead Agency in the development and implementation of policies that constitue the statewide system.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA) SAMHSA works to improve the quality and availability of substance abuse prevention, alcohol and drug addiction treatment, and mental health services.
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) . The mission of NIMH is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.
Maryland Choices combines funding from multiple governmental entities and manages a process of support and services that are individualized around each child and family with intensive needs.
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene/Mental Hygiene Administration Create and manage a coordinated, comprehensive, accessible, culturally sensitive, and age appropriate system of publicly funded services and supports for individuals who have psychiatric disorders
Maryland Children’s Health Program (MCHP) MCHP uses federal and state funds to provide health care coverage to low-income children up to age 19 and pregnant women of any age.
Maryland State Department of Education Information about the divisions within the Maryland State Department of Education.