Dealing with Systems

Topics in this section:

• The Legal System
• The Insurance System
• Public Benefits Programs

This section covers the Legal System, which includes dealing with criminal and juvenile justice, the Insurance System, and the Public Benefits System.

This website also has an entire section devoted to the Educational System.

Other Web Sites:

• State/Local Resource Directory for Children With Disabilities
  This website is a collaboration of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which consists of 9 Federal agencies and offices.
• The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
  The Bazelon Center is an information and advocacy organization that focuses on laws, policies and regulations that affect the civil rights of people with mental disabilities and access to services for adults and children with disabilities.
• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
• CMHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services.
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Provides access to information on many topics, including covering a wide range of topics, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, search and reunion, and much more.