Elevating the Need for Health-Education Coordination to Support Children with Disabilities

Parents and families of children with disabilities and special health care needs have made clear that the pandemic has disrupted critical school-provided services, presenting significant challenges to well-being and development beyond teaching and learning. AMCHP hosted this discussion with Child Trends and the National Association of State Directors of Special Education, as well as including the Title V program perspective and that of individuals with lived experience, with a focus on how state public health systems can support schools in maintaining critical services for children with disabilities and special health care needs.