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Early Intervention For Children With Disabilities/delays (HELP ME GROW) | Ohio Department Of Children And Youth

246 North High Street, 8th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215

Eligibility

Open to families who live in Ohio who have a child age 0-3 who is not reaching developmental milestones or has been diagnosed with a developmental delay or a condition that may result in a developmental delay.

Required documents
None
Hours
mon 7:00am - 7:00pm tue 7:00am - 7:00pm wed 7:00am - 7:00pm thu 7:00am - 7:00pm fri 7:00am - 7:00pm
(800) 755-4769
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Application process

Call the statewide Help Me Grow Centralized Intake and Referral System for intake or for more information. Callers will be given an intake interview and connected to local providers based on their situation and need. May also complete referral form on website.

Fees

None

Service area
Ohio

Offers Help Me Grow programming. Coordinates services and provides support for families with children with developmental delays. Through this program, parents and caregivers with concerns about their child’s development can have their infant or toddler evaluated by an interdisciplinary team at no cost to the family. Children are evaluated for delays in the areas of adaptive, cognitive, communication, physical, and social-emotional development using appropriate diagnostic tools. A service coordinator will work with the family as well as other service providers to develop a coordinated plan.

Last assured
12/02/2024
Providing organization
Ohio Department Of Children And Youth
State agency focused on children and youth well-being.
Early Intervention For Children With Disabilities/delays (HELP ME GROW) | Ohio Department Of Children And Youth