Health Help for New Jersey Parents
Support and assistance are available to help you and your family cope with the extra demands of caring for a special-needs child. To help your child have a healthy life as he or she grows up, contact these New Jersey agencies as soon as you can:
Special Child Health Services
609.777.7778
http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/sch/index.shtml
Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
1.800.832.9173
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/index.html
Medicaid/Medicaid Community Care Waiver Unit of Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
Medicaid: 1.800.356.1561
Medicaid Community Care Waiver Unit of DDD: 609.987.2040
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/dhsmed.html
You must ask specifically for information on Medicaid Community Care Waiver.
Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund
1.800.335.3863
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/cicrf1.html
Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance
1.800.772.1213
http://www.ssa.gov
NJ WIC Services
609.989.3636
www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/wic/index
NJ Resource Directory: A Free Brochure
1.800.285.3036
http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dds/
Postpartum Depression (PPD)
800.367.6543
http://www.njspeakup.gov
Clayton’s Hope
http://claytonshope.org
Kelly Anne Dolan Foundation
http://www.kadmf.org
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