Early Intervention:
Please see these resources for more information on NJ Early Intervention program and contact information:
Special child health services Salem County (2023). https://health.salemcountynj.gov/nursing/child-services/
Child Find, public awareness (2023). https://www.nj.gov/health/fhs/eis/public-reporting/child-find/
Mental Health
These resources are for infant and early childhood mental health:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023). Child mental health. https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/index.html
New Jersey Association for Infant Mental Health: https://nj-aimh.org/
This resource is for parents and adult mental health resources:
Substance abuse and mental health Administration. SAMHA National Helpline. https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline
Special Education
Resources for parents of children in need of special education.
Department of Education (2023). Special Education: Parental Rights in Special Education. https://www.nj.gov/education/specialed/parents/
Autism Speaks. https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism
Childhood Development
These resources are for parents and professionals for current information on childhood development.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023). Learn the signs. Act Early (2023). https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
Division of Early Childhood (2022). https://www.dec-sped.org/
Zero to Three. https://www.zerotothree.org/
Sensory Integration and Processing
Resources for sensor skills dysfunction and strategies.
Autism Research Institute (2023). Sensory integration in Autism spectrum disorders. https://autism.org/sensory-integration/
Star institute (2023). Understanding sensory processing disorder. https://sensoryhealth.org/basic/understanding-sensory-processing-disorder
SPD Foundation. (2023). Understanding sensory processing disorder. https://www.spdfoundation.net/about-sensory-processing-disorder/
Sensory Processing Disorder, resource center (n.d.). https://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/