With nurse-led teams, Healthcare Program for Children and Youth With Special Needs (HCP), provides care coordination to children and youth ages birth to 21 and their families. These children benefit from the program whether their need is visible, such as a physical need, or invisible, such as developmental, emotional or behavioral. Through care coordination, HCP assists Northeast Colorado families in understanding and coordinating the resources available for care and support including:

• Medicaid
• Social Security Income (SSI)
• Early Intervention Colorado (EI)
• Special education and developmental disabilities services
• Access to health care providers
• Durable medical equipment

The Healthcare Program for Children and Youth With Special Needs also:

• Connects families with available resources;
• Provides assistance with locating and applying for appropriate insurance programs for our youth;
• Ensures that all children born in our region are screened for hearing loss and followed up with;
• Provides nutrition education and screening by a registered dietitian;
• Provides social and familial screenings by a licensed clinical social worker to provide referral for treatment;
• Facilitates access to medical care by addressing your individual case and the barriers you face.

NCHD is not endorsing, recommending, or involved in providing any investment in the following service providers or representing them otherwise.