What is Help Me Grow?
Help Me Grow is an unique, comprehensive system that addresses the need for early identification of developmental and/or behavior concerns, and then links children, ages birth to 8 years old, and their families to community-based developmental and behavioral services and supports.
The Help Me Grow Program Offers Families:
- Free developmental screening, without waitlists or income limits
- Activities that support healthy growth and learning
- Community resources, from parenting classes to food pantries
- Referrals for evaluation and early intervention services
If you have a concern about your child’s development call Help Me Grow at 2-1-1 and our knowledgeable staff will help connect you to valuable services.
Confidential Services
Referrals and outcomes of services are initially only shared directly with the client. With your consent, referrals and outcomes may be shared with agencies to which referrals are made. All clients are asked the following questions so that the Help Me Grow team can use this information according to your wishes:
- May we share your contact information with any or all of the agencies to which we refer you?: If you are comfortable sharing your contact information with a community provider who requests that information, HMG can directly provide this information in order to streamline the process of linking you with services.
- May we share your screening results with any or all of the agencies to which we refer you?: If you are comfortable sharing your child’s screening results with a community provider who requests that information, HMG can directly provide this information in order to streamline the process of linking you with services.
Take the Ages & Stages Questionaire (ASQ) Online For Free!
If you are the parent/guardian of a child who is between the ages of 1 month and 5 1/2 years old you can click on the link below to complete a free developmental screening (the ASQ). Our Help Me Grow trained staff will follow up with you on your child's results. If you have any concern with regards to your child’s behavior/health we strongly recommend to screen however, even if you currently do not have a specific concern, screening is recommended for all children to ensure that they are developing happy and healthy!
The ASQ screens your child's development over five domains of functioning: Communication, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Problem Solving and Personal-Social.
Complete the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist at Home!
If you are the parent/guardian of a child who is between the ages of 5 1/2 and 8 years old you can click on the link below to open a pdf document of the Pediatric Symptoms Checklist (the PSC) to complete at home. Once you have completed the checklist, simply call 2-1-1 and ask for Help Me Grow. Our Help Me Grow care coordinators will review your responses over the phone, calculate your results and provide resources and direction based on those results. If you have any concern with regards to your child’s behavior/health we strongly recommend to screen however, even if you currently do not have a specific concern, screening is recommended for all children to ensure that they are developing happy and healthy!
The PSC was created by physicians on staff at Massachusetts General Hospital. The PSC is a one-page questionnaire listing a broad range of children's emotional and behavioral problems that reflects parents' impressions of their child's psychosocial functioning
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