Intellectual Disabilities
County agency that partners with the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs offering services to intellectually disabled individuals and their families including support coordination, habilitation, vocational, and residential services, in-home supports, various therapies, transportation, and assistive technology.
http://franklincountypa.gov/index.php?section=mental-health_Intellectual-Disabilities
Early Intervention
County agency that, through partnership with the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development & Early Learning, provides services to children ages birth-3 who have or are at risk of having a disability or developmental delay. Services include therapy (speech, occupational, physical), evaluation, service coordination, hearing/vision services, and child development teaching.
http://franklincountypa.gov/index.php?section=mental-health_Early-Intervention
JPO
County agency which has specific responsibilities to the Court, the community, the victims of juvenile crime, and to the juvenile offenders and their families to create balanced and restorative plans for juvenile offenders that involve their families, victims, and community and ensure accountability for harms caused and development of valued skills, while also upholding the rights of victims.
Franklin – http://franklincountypa.gov/index.php?section=judicial_juvenile-probation
Fulton – http://www.co.fulton.pa.us/probation.php
CYS
The county public child welfare agency responsible for assuring the safety and well-being of dependent and abused children from birth to age 18 years. CYS investigates all allegations of child abuse and neglect, as mandated by state law, with the goals of providing for the immediate safety and protection of children, keeping children with their own families whenever possible, providing temporary, substitute care for children when necessary, and reuniting children with their families as quickly as possible after placement. CYS also provides a wide range of services to abused and neglected children and their families such as Intake and Evaluation, Child Protective Services, Supervised Independent Living, Family Support Services, Emergency Shelter Care, Kinship Services, Foster Care Service, and Residential Placement.
Franklin – http://franklincountypa.gov/index.php?section=human-services_child-services
Fulton – http://www.co.fulton.pa.us/services-for-children.php
CASSP
Coordinates services between child-serving systems for children/adolescents by improving the working relationship among public and private agencies for the common goal of improved child caring services. CASSP provides a coordinated, comprehensive, child-centered system for all agencies, schools, and family members to collaborate and to develop a Service Plan to meet the needs of these hard to serve children and adolescents. Referral for CASSP is required by agency staff, school personnel, family members, or concerned persons.
http://franklincountypa.gov/index.php?section=human-services_children-adolescent-program
Drug and Alcohol Program
Contracted with the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, this county agency oversees and/or carries out the administration, implementation, and completion of drug and alcohol services including treatment, intervention, and prevention.
http://franklincountypa.gov/index.php?section=human-services_drug-alcohol
Support Groups
http://www.autismspeaks.org/resource/aspergershfa-support-group-franklin-county-pa
NAMI
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Provides information, referral, support to parents of children who have mental health issues
Susan K. Snyder
152 South 2nd Street
Chambersburg Pa 17201
717-263-3548
SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT GROUP
Support for parents who have children with special needs
Lauren Horst
3920 Star Hill Road
Greencastle Pa 17225
717-597-4681
ATTACHMENT DISORDER SUPPORT GROUP
Reactive attachment disorder and other attachment disorders for families of natural, adopted and foster children
Katherine Mellott
Kat_mellott@comcast.net
Meetings held in the Chambersburg area.
717-369-0265
SOUTH CENTRAL PA AUTISM SUPPORT GROUP
Jennifer Morris
Morris1709@comcast.net
Message board found at www.ethancenter.org – Click on message board
Meetings held 2nd Wed of month
6:30-8pm at
NHS Autism School
2593 Philadelphia Ave
Chambersburg, Pa
Links
General
https://www.aacap.org
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/index.shtml
Autism
http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism
ADHD
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/index.shtml
Anxiety
http://www.adaa.org/living-with-anxiety/children/childhood-anxiety-disorders
Depression
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/depression-in-children-and-adolescents.shtml