Institute for Disability Studies
Family Health Notes
September 2014
Inside this issue:
1) Popsicles in the Park – Sept. 29 – Long Beach
2) Taking Charge of My Health: Partners in Health Transition Now Available Online
3) New, Free SAMSHA App Helps Parents Prevent Bullying
4) Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Behavioral Interventions Update
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1) Popsicles in the Park – Sept. 29 – Long Beach
Come hang out at the Eaglet Town Playground on the Southern Miss Gulf Park campus from 3 to 5 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 29. Cool off with a free popsicle, play, and enjoy time with other families. Be sure to tour the Technology Learning Center (TLC), and check out the extensive toy lending library. TLC is located on the Gulf Park campus at 730 East Beach Boulevard in Long Beach. Just follow the signs once you enter the campus. For more information, follow TLC on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/usmidstechnologylearningcenter, or call 228.214.3400 or toll free 1.888.671.0051 (TTY).
2) Taking Charge of My Health: Partners in Health Transition Now Available Online
This website provides information and resources designed to guide teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), family members and caregivers to achieve successful transition from pediatric to adult health care. It focuses on the transition period from 14 to 28 years of age when people have questions about health transition and may experience difficulty finding answers. The content and focus of the information and resources draws on transition experiences of teens and young adults with I/DD, family members and caregivers, and it is based on a self-determination framework. For more information, visit the website http://www.takingchargeofmyhealth.org/.
3) New, Free SAMSHA App Helps Parents Prevent Bullying
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has a new free smartphone app that can help parents and teachers prevent bullying. The “KnowBullying” app includes conversation starters, tips, warning signs, and other resources. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-fifth of all students in grades 9 to 12 have been bullied on school property. For more information about the app and links for downloading, go to http://store.samhsa.gov/apps/bullying/.
4) Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Behavioral Interventions Update
This report updates the behavioral intervention section of a review of therapies for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) published by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in 2011. New research has been published since 2011, particularly research addressing behavioral intervention. To read the review, visit http://www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/ehc/products/544/1945/autism-update-report-140806.pdf
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Family Health Notes is sponsored by the Institute for Disability Studies (IDS), Mississippi’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at The University of Southern Mississippi. IDS provides university training, community service activities, research and information that promote the independence, productivity, and community inclusion of individuals with disabilities and their families. For more information about IDS, visit www.usm/edu/ids or call 1.888.671.0051 (TTY). To make a tax-deductible gift to IDS, visit www.usm.edu/ids/supportus.html.
The Family-to-Family Health Information and Education Center (F2F) is a family-focused, family managed resource center that empowers families of Mississippi children with special health care needs to be partners in the decisions made concerning the health of their children. F2F is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (GR#H84MC07948).
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