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Understanding Medications My Child Is Receiving

The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) maintains the website database, detailed below, which can be utilized to better understand any prescription medications a child may be receiving during or following his/her hospital stay.  Note this website does not contain information on non-prescription drugs.  FDA Website Database

 

Understanding a Stroke & Much More….   

KidsHealth from Nemours (one of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems, dedicated to advancing higher standards in children’s health), is “the most-visited website for children’s health and development”.  It is a great site, which can be utilized by adults and children, for understanding strokes, various conditions and disorders, treatments (medicinal and therapeutic), and much more for the purpose of living a healthy and well informed life.  KidsHealth.Org – Making a Difference

 

School Programs for Children with Special Needs  

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and the U.S. Department of Education have a significant amount of information regarding various school programs in existence, focused on ensuring the establishment of the ideal educational construct for every child with a qualifying special need.  Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & U.S. Department of Education

 

Benefits Available for Children with Special Needs  

SSA Publication No. 05-10026 (June 2012, ICN 455360), presented by the U.S. Social Security Administration, details general information, eligibility requirements, and processes for applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), employment support programs, Medicaid, children’s health insurance program, and other healthcare services.  Social Security Administration

 

Great Non-Profit Organizations Raising Awareness   

The list below details other great non-profit organizations, known by the ANE Pediatric Stroke Foundation, that are either raising awareness regarding pediatric strokes or providing support to individuals affected by this unfortunate circumstance or entities performing research or providing direct care to children who have experience a pediatric stroke event.  Please send us an email at support@anepsfoundation.org if there is an organization you would like to see on this list.

BellaFlies Foundation    American Stroke Association   National Stroke Awareness   CHASA

Brendon’s Smile   Hemispherectomy Foundation   Traveling Awareness Bears