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Children's Long-Term Support Council

The Children's Long-Term Support Council is charged with providing recommendations to the Department of Health Services Secretary regarding the needed infrastructures, accountability measures and mechanisms, financing systems, training programs, and program design elements necessary to implement service delivery systems in communities throughout the State. Members include parents of children who have diverse long-term support needs. If you are a parent interested in joining the Council, please visit the Children's Long-Term Support Council (exit DHS) web site.

Autism Council

The Autism Council was established by the Governor to advise DHS on supports and services for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. The governor instructed the Council to initially examine issues related to provider staff training issues, recruiting and retaining line staff, outreach efforts to recruit parents to work as line staff, and alternative approaches to the current age restriction policy in the intensive phase. More recent activities have involved developing modifications to the current treatment structure, and working to develop guidelines for ensuring the children most appropriate for early intervention receive these services in a timely manner. Members include parents of children who have autism, treatment providers, county representatives and interested advocates. If you are a parent interested in joining the Council, please visit the Autism Council (exit DHS) web site.

Last Revised: September 21, 2011