The Birth to 3 Program is Wisconsin’s early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. A federal law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), provides a framework for a… Read More

Amy Whitehead, CYSHCN Statewide Coordinator  The program goal is to assure that children and youth with special health care needs are: identified early, receive high quality coordinated care, and that their families receive the supports they need.The… Read More

Waisman Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities "The Wisconsin Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Program is funded by the Maternal Child Health Title V Block Grant. For more information about the Maternal Child Health Bureau… Read More

Marathon County Health Department  Julie Stavran, Program Manager The Northern Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) is dedicated to meeting families’ needs through a statewide coordinated system of information… Read More

Children's Hospital of WI-Fox Valley The Program works to improve systems of care for anyone from birth through age 21 with a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral or emotional illness or condition. Some examples include ADHD, asthma, autism spectrum… Read More

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin The Southeast Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs is staffed by parents of children with special health care needs. The Southeast Regional Center for Children and Youth with Special Health… Read More

Having a child with special health care needs can feel like a long journey, filled with lots of barriers and challenges along the road to finding help for your family. You are not alone. Wherever you are on that journey, we are here to provide a “map… Read More

All children under 19 years old – at all income levels – can enroll in BadgerCare Plus. BadgerCare Plus also covers: Parents and caretakers at higher income levels  (up to 200% of the FPL); Young adults who are leaving foster care when they turn 18 (regardless… Read More

c/o Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center Wisconsin First Step is a statewide Information and Referral (I&R) hotline that serves families with children and youth who have special needs. The line is operational 24 hours/day, 7 days a week. Parent Specialists… Read More

For the past 85 years, the Center for Communication, Hearing & Deafness (formerly the Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing) has been providing needed services to children and adults throughout Wisconsin. Its mission is to provide and promote state-of-the-art… Read More