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Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
Navigate Life Texas: Resources for kids with disabilities and special needs
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) protects children and vulnerable adults from abuse, neglect and exploitation through investigations, services and referrals.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) provides several services including: Disease prevention, Health care professional licensing, and Birth and death certificates. The DSHS team includes regional social workers and eligibility staff. They work with HHSC to support the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program. To apply for the CSHCN Services Program, contact your local DSHS office.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) helps provide food, health care, safety and disaster assistance services to Texans. In addition to connecting people with a range of resources, the agency regulates health care providers, professions and facilities throughout the state.
TEA oversees public education in Texas. While not directly providing special education services, TEA has the responsibility of managing them. TEA departments set state education standards, manage state and federal education funding, and work with school districts and charter schools to check that they are meeting federal and state education standards and using their funding properly.
TJJD works with children and youth who are between the ages of 10 and 17 and have broken the law. TJJD provides prevention, probation, and rehabilitation services available for certain youth and families.