Wyandotte County Developmental Disabilities Organization

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Youth Transition Alliance of Wyandotte County - YTAWC A dedicated team of advocates, service providers, educators & family members who support youth with disabilities, collaborating and networking to bring innovative, effective Transition Services and other supports to youth with disabilities in WY CO.

https://www.wycokck.org/Departments/Transportation/RideKC-Freedom-Paratransit

RideKC Freedom Paratransit RideKC Freedom is an ADA and Non-ADA Paratransit service that provides origin-to-destination transportation to persons with eligible disabilities and senior citizens aged 65 years and older to destinations within Wyandotte County.

What is EPSDT? EPSDT provides comprehensive and preventive health care services. It provides screening and services at medically appropriate times. It also provides medically necessary health care services, even if the service is not available under the Kansas Medicaid plan. KanBeHealthy/EPSDT work hand-in-hand to provide appropriate services for children and youth

Who is covered by KanBeHealthy/EPSDT? Kan-Be-Healthy/EPSDT is for Medicaid eligible children and youth until they turn 21 years old, including foster care children/youth.

Children under age 21 who are enrolled in an HCBS waiver program are also entitled to all EPSDT screening, diagnostic, and treatment services.

Services
• Peer Services: Parent and Youth Support Services
• Intensive In-Home Services
• Respite Services
• Mobile Crisis Response and Stabilization Services
• Residential crisis stabilization provides intensive short term
• Flex Funds (Customized Goods and Services)
• Trauma-Informed Systems and Evidence-Based Treatments Addressing Trauma
• Other Home and Community-Based Services States have also developed service definitions for a variety of additional home and community[1]based services that have proven to be important for children and youth with mental health conditions to be successful in the community. This includes: mentoring, supported employment for older youth, and consultative services. These types of services may be provided through 1915(c) waivers and the 1915(i) program.
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For concerns or issues with Kan-Be-Healthy/EPSDT, Medicaid members and families can contact:
Kansas Department for Health and Environment at 1-785-296-3981

Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT)/Kan Be Healthy

atk.ku.edu

https://myasdf.org/our-programs/

Our Programs - Autism Spectrum Disorder Foundation ASDF educates the public about autism; provides families with tools and educational materials to assist in the early detection of autism as well as tools to assist children diagnosed with autism; and provides families with information on programs available for assistance.

https://versustexas.com/autism-scholarship/

Varghese Summersett Autism Scholarship | Apply for 2025 We believe in giving back to the community, especially with causes that we hold close to our hearts. Apply for the Varghese Summersett Autism Scholarship today.

https://mygoalinc.org/mygoal-autism-grant-program/

MyGOAL Autism Grant Program MyGOAL Autism Grant is a program to support families caring for individuals with Autism. The MyGOAL Autism Grant is offered once a year, applications are available at the beginning of the year and decisions are rendered in mid-July.