Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)
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CSHCN is a Federally and State funded Title V Maternal-Child Health Bureau program offered through Public Health - Seattle & King County. The program provides:
- linkage and coordination of services to all children with special needs
- limited direct medical services, equipment and supplies to those families that meet financial and other program eligibility requirements
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Who is eligible for services? |
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- Children birth to 18 years of age
- Children who are at increased risk of serious chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional conditions
- Children who require health and related services of a type or amount beyond what is generally required
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We offer Public Health Nurse Case Coordination services to families in King county regardless of income. There services are offered by home visits or telephone consultation.
A Children with Special Needs Public Health Nurse can:
- Listen to your concerns
- Help you with your child's changing needs
- Provide screening and assessment of your child
- Help with concerns such as feeding, nutrition, growth, development, and behavior
- Refer to local community resources and organizations
- Help locate financial assistance to pay for your child's health care
- Help you organize services
- Work with your child's health care and other service providers
- Help with transition services, such as school, hospitals, clinic
- Provide information about your child's condition
- Help develop and maintain a network of services and providers
- and more
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How do I make a referral to the CSHCN program? |
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Referrals to our CSHCN program in King County, can be made by families, schools, medical & service providers, and other concerned people.
If you know of a child you think might benefit from our CSHCN program services, please call our office at: 206-296-4610 or complete a referral in a fillable PDF, print it out and FAX to the phone number at the top of the referral form.
Or contact us at:
Public Health - Seattle & King County
Children with Special Health Care Needs
401 5th Ave., Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98104-2333
Click here to contact us by email. Please do not use the child's name when making inquiries via email.
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