APA American Psychiatric Association
APA American Psychological Association
ACSW Academy of Certified Social Workers
ACYF
Administration for Children, Youth and Families
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AHP Accountable Health Plan
AMI Alliance for the Mentally Ill
APWA American Public Welfare Association
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BD Behaviorally Disturbed
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CASSP Child and Adolescent Services System Program
CBO Congressional Budget Office
CDC Child Development Center
CDF Children's Defense Fund
CHAMPUS Civilian Health and Medical Program for The Uniformed Services
CMHC Community Mental Health Center
CMHS Center for Medical Health Services
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act
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DD Developmentally Disabled
DOE Department of Education
DRG Diagnosis Related Group
DSM IV R Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders
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EBD Emotionally or Behaviorally Disturbed
EHA The Education for all Handicapped Children Act
EPSDT Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
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FFCMH Federation of
Families for Children's Mental Health
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GAO General Accounting Office
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HCFA Health Care Financing Administration
HHS Department of Health and Human Services
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
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ICC Interagency Coordinating Council
ICF Intermediate Care Facility
ICRMR Intermediate Care
Facility for the Mentally Retarded
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Individualized Education Plan
IFSP Individual Family Services Plan
IMD Institution for Mental Disease
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JOBS Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program
JTPA Job Training Partnership Act
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No current listings
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LCSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LEA Local Education Agency
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
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MSW Master's Degree in Social Work
MCH Maternal and Child Health
MR Mental Retardation
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NACO National Association of Counties
NAMI-CAN National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Children and Adolescents Network
NAPCWA National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators
NASDSE National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NASMHPD National Association
of State Mental Health Program Director.
NASW National Association of Social Workers
NCSL National Conference of State Legislators
NICCYH National Information
Center for children and
Youth with Handicaps
NIDRR National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
NMHA National Mental Health Association
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OBRA Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act
OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OTA Office of Technology Assessment
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P&A Protection and Agency
PL 96-272 The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
PL 99-457 Education for All Children Handicapped
Act/Amendments of 1986
PL 99-660 State Comprehensive Mental Health Services Plan Act of 1986
PL 101-639 Mental Health Amendments of 1990 to PL 99-660
PL 102-321 Alcohol, Drug Abuse,
and Mental Health Reorganization Act
PPO Preferred Provider Organization
PTI Parent and Training Information Centers
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No current listings
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R&T Research and Training Centers (on Children's Mental Health)
RRC Regional Resource Centers (Special Education)
RWJ Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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SAMHSA Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration
SEA State Education Agency
SED Serious Emotional Disturbance
SMHA State Mental Health Agency
SMHRCY State Mental Health Representatives
for Children and Youth
SSA Social Security Administration
SSBG Social Security Block Grant, Title XX of the Social Security Act
SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI Supplemental Security Income
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Title IV Child Welfare Act Section of the Social Security Act
Title IV-A Aid to Families with Dependent Children (Section of the Social Security Act)
Title IV-B Child Welfare
Services Program (Section of the Social Security Act)
Title IV-D Child Support Enforcement Program (Section of the Social Security Act)
Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance
Programs (Section of the Social Security Act)
Title V Maternal and Child Health (Section of the Social Security Act)
Title X Federal Family Planning Program (Section of the Public Health
Service Act)
Title XVIII Medicare (Section of the Social Security Act)
Title XIX Medicaid (Section of the Social Security Act)
Title XX See SSBG
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No current listings
-V-
No current listings
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WIC Special Supplemental Food Program
for Women, Infants, and Children
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No current listings
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No current listings
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