Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
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Program
Background
The
Title V/Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Block Grant, through the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA), requires that at least 30% of Title V funding to states
be targeted to Children with Special Health Care Needs.
According
to HRSA, Children with Special Health Care Needs are defined as:
"Those who have or are at increased risk for a chronic physical,
development, behavioral, or emotional condition and who also require health and
related services of a type or amount beyond that required by children
generally”. CYSHCN are a diverse group with wide ranging health concerns
such as chronic and acute conditions, including emotional and behavioral
health.
In
Nevada, the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) program
provides resources and support to community agencies serving children from
birth to age twenty one. The CYSHCN program funds a variety of community
programs bridging service gaps, linking families to appropriate resources and
providers, and developing strategies to better serve children and families
through a network of federal, state and local community and family-based
partners In order to:
- Identify
conditions children are born with earlier;
- Develop
complete, culturally appropriate, and family-centered services, including
genetic services; and
- Understand
how genetics affects health
Nevada Medical Home Portal
Core
Domains for CYSHSN
- Screening,
Assessment and Referral
- Eligibility and
Enrollment
- Access to Care
- State Medical
Home Portal
- Community-Based
Services and Supports
- Family
Professional Partnerships
- Transition to
Adulthood
- Health
Information Technology
- Quality
Assurance and Improvement
- Insurance and
Financing
(Further
detail of Core Domains can be found in PDF file under publications)
CYSHSN
Supporting Children and Families
The
partnerships within MCH, with private and nonprofit agencies, universities,
health departments, hospitals and providers, state and local entities allow the
goals of the CYSHCN Program to be accomplished.