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.
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.
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:
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.
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
Community Disaster Service Centers/Hotlines
Centers and/or telephone information services operated by local authorities and/or community-based organizations which provide opportunities for people who have sustained damage in a major disaster or large-scale emergency to obtain information about the services they need to stabilize their current situation and begin to recover.
Programs that provide temporary shelter in facilities that are designed or retrofitted to withstand tornado or hurricane force winds and sited away from potential debris hazards for people whose own homes or workplaces may be unsafe in extreme weather events.
County Offices of Emergency Services
County government offices that have primary responsibility for the coordination of emergency management activities including planning, preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation; and which serve as the central point of contact for receiving reports of incidents that occur within their jurisdiction and for disseminating emergency-related information.
Disaster Relief/Recovery Organizations
Organizations that have a formal role in coordinating the provision of disaster relief and/or recovery services following a major disaster or large-scale emergency that disrupts the normal functioning of a community. Include local VOADs (known in some places as COADs), and "interfaiths" coalitions which gather financial and other resources from the faith community and distribute them to people in need, generally after American Red Cross and other immediate relief organizations have completed their work.
Disaster Related Volunteer Preparedness/Mobilization Programs
Programs, primarily national in scope, that work to recruit, prepare, mobilize and/or coordinate the activities of local citizens who are willing to volunteer and help their communities in local emergencies or times of widespread disaster.
Locations throughout the community which house fire equipment and personnel.
City, county, state or federal government agencies that are responsible for preserving peace, protecting life and property, preventing and detecting crime and apprehending and arresting suspects.
