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Services for special health needs, vision impairments, hearing impairments, delays in intellectual development, delays in speech and language development, and delays in motor development.

Early childhood special education.

Occupational, physical, and speech therapy.

Support services for parents include referrals for financial and housing assistance and family support and counseling for ages 0-3 years.

Referrals for child care and respite care. Information and referral for medical needs.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Works with primary care providers who identify social/emotional or developmental concerns, family stressors, or caregiver depression during well child medical exams. If a condition is identified, the family is referred to a support specialist who provides care coordination. Specialists may provide referrals for developmental screening, mental health or behavioral health services, or other needs, and will monitor the family's progress.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Mental Health Evaluation

Assists families with children, from birth to age 3, with disabilities or special needs to access community services.

Families are linked with developmental evaluations through the schools, Nebraska Health and Human Services programs, health resources, parent-to-parent support, and other supports and services as identified by the families' priorities.

Provides supports and services for families to help their children meet developmental milestones.

Entry point for all children ages 0 to 3 who are suspected of having a delay in their development. A service coordinator assists families in procuring appropriate services determined by the child's special needs. Children are linked to any of 16 needed services which include physical, occupational, and speech therapy.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Pediatric Developmental Assessment

Provides screenings, speech and developmental therapies, and evaluations for children from birth to 3 years with developmental delays or disabilities.

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Pediatric Developmental Screening
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Provides support and services to help children under the age of 3 meet developmental milestones.
Provides service coordination, nutrition services, and health assessments for children 0-3 years old enrolled in Early ACCESS (Early intervention for infants and toddlers).

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Provides service coordination, nutrition services, and health assessments for children 0-3 years old enrolled in Early ACCESS (Early intervention for infants and toddlers).
Provides service coordination, nutrition services, and health assessments for children 0-3 years old enrolled in Early ACCESS (Early intervention for infants and toddlers).

Provides quality services to children with and without special needs and their families so that they have equal opportunity to live, learn, and play in their community.

Offers the following services:

- Autism Resource Center
- Developmental Play Group/Toddler Class
- Developmental and Speech Evaluations
- Developmental Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Child Development Center
- Preschool

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Pediatric Developmental Screening
Speech Therapy
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Autism Therapy
Extended Child Care
Child Care Centers
Assists families with children, birth to three years, with disabilities or special needs to access community services. Families are linked with developmental evaluations through the schools, Nebraska Health and Human Services programs, health resources, parent-to-parent support, and other supports and services as identified by the families' priorities.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
The School District Office provides the administration of the public school services for all students in the school district. Services include: Child-find services which assess pre-school children to identify any developmental concerns as well as the child's readiness for kindergarten, Early intervention services for pre-school children (beginning at 3 years old) with identified developmental delays providing special preschool services, therapies, or other needed supports for the child, Creating with the parents an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for children with special education needs and ensuring that the services required by the plan are provided for the student, and Student counseling services, including counseling and guidance for all students in the district in the areas of personal, social academic, and career concerns. The school district also provides a Homeless Liaison, who coordinates the necessary services and support for any student in the district who is homeless (this includes providing transportation to and from school as well as other support that may be needed by the student).

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
School Districts
Early Identification Programs
Homeless School Transition Programs
Student Counseling Services
Works with primary care providers who identify social/emotional or developmental concerns, family stressors, or caregiver depression during well child medical exams. If a condition is identified, the family is referred to a support specialist who provides care coordination. Specialists may provide referrals for developmental screening, mental health or behavioral health services, or other needs, and will monitor the family's progress.

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Mental Health Evaluation
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays

Provides supports and services for families to help their children meet developmental milestones.

Preschool and Head Start program.

Service coordination and home visitation program.

Developmental testing, speech and language pathologist, occupational and physical therapists, and vision and hearing consultants.

Parent support groups.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Parent Support Groups
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Childhood Education
Special Education
Children's Services are provided to people under the age of 21. Supports may include residential services, supported/intermittent, host home, day services, transitional services, special education or early intervention.

Children's Extensive Services focus on supporting families by providing respite care and community connector services to children living within their family home.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Children's In Home Respite Care
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Special Education
Group Homes for Children and Youth With Disabilities
Works with primary care providers who identify social/emotional or developmental concerns, family stressors, or caregiver depression during will child medical exams. If a condition is identified, the family is referred to a support specialist who provide care coordination. Specialists may provide referrals for developmental screening, mental health or behavioral health services, or other needs and will monitor the family's progress.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Mental Health Evaluation

Provides screenings, speech and developmental therapies, and evaluations for children from birth to 3 years with developmental delays or disabilities.

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Pediatric Developmental Screening
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Works with primary care providers who identify social/emotional or developmental concerns, family stressors, or caregiver depression during well child medical exams. If a condition is identified, the family is referred to a support specialist who provides care coordination. Specialists may provide referrals for developmental screening, mental health or behavioral health services, or other needs, and will monitor the family's progress.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Mental Health Evaluation
Assists families with children, birth to three years, with disabilities or special needs to access community services. Families are linked with developmental evaluations through the schools, Nebraska Health and Human Services programs, health resources, parent-to-parent support, and other supports and services as identified by the families' priorities.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Provides service coordination, nutrition services, and health assessments for children 0-3 years old enrolled in Early ACCESS (Early intervention for infants and toddlers).
Works with children ages 0-3 who have a disability in their natural environments at no cost to families. Service coordination for speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy, deaf education, and early childhood special education. Assistance in navigating resources.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early education and family support program free to all families with children prenatal to kindergarten entry. Parent educators provide home visits, developmental screenings, and resource and referral for early childhood resources in Harrison County. GetTogether meetings offered 12 or more times a year.

Bright Beginnings program for Harrison County families prenatally and with children under the age of three.

Child passenger safety program provides seat checks and education regarding car seats.

Diaper Bank, "No Child Wet Behind", for Harrison County families only.

Book and toy lending library for registered child care providers and early elementary teachers.

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Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Child Passenger Safety Education
Diapers
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Library Services
Home Based Parenting Education

Provides services for youth (birth to age 21) with disabilities and their families. The Agency screens students for hearing, vision and speech issues, as well as emotional, psychological and behavior issues. Services are provided at school or at the child's home. In most cases, Heartland AEA staff work closely with the staff of the school the child attends. Parents or others may refer children by calling any of Heartland AEA's offices throughout the agency's 11-county area, or parents may contact their local school for more information about Heartland AEA.

Children who are at risk for developmental delays or who have a developmental condition are entitled to an evaluation. This includes children with birth defects, vision or hearing concerns, language delays, autism, head injury, behavior problems, gross or fine motor delays, and feeding difficulties. After an evaluation, they may qualify for service coordination and a written Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Under this plan, the following services may be provided: assistive technology, audiology, communication, occupational and physical therapy, social work, home-based instruction and vision.

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Special Education
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Educational Testing
Pediatric Developmental Assessment