Helpful Links
Links to trustworthy sites with information related to supporting people with intellectual disability/autism
Emergency Preparedness
- American Red Cross
- American Red Cross Southwestern Pennsylvania Chapter
- Capacity-Building Toolkit for including Aging & Disability Networks in Emergency Planning [National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)]
- FEMA Disaster Preparedness Guide for Caregivers
- Public Health Preparedness [Pennsylvania Department of Health]
- Pennsylvania Emergency Preparedness Guide [Pennsylvania Department of Health]
Behavioral/Mental Health
Intellectual Disability/Autism
- Adult Protective Services [Pennsylvania Department of Human Services]
- American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Autism and Intellectual Disabilities in Pennsylvania (AID in PA)
- Autism Services, Education, Resources and Training Collaborative (ASERT)
- Autism Research Institute
- Developmental Disability Nurses Association (DDNA)
- Health Care for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Toolkit for Primary Care Providers
- MyODP Training Resource Center
- Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Resource Accounts (ODP Announcement 23-031)
- Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council (PADDC)
- Self Advocates United as 1 (SAU1)
Physical Health
- American Cancer Society
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- American Liver Foundation
- American Lung Association
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Health Information
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
- National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disorders (NIDDK)
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
- National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
- National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)
- National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP)
- PubMed National Library of Medicine (NLM)
- StationMD (telehealth)
Sexuality
- Family Planning NSW - All About Sex
- Office of Developmental Programs Bulletin 00-18-01: Guidelines Concerning Sexual Health, Personal Relationships, and Sexuality
- Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR)
- Planned Parenthood- Get the Facts on Sexual Health
- Sex Ed for Individuals with I/DD (National Council on Independent Living (NCIL))
- Sexual Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Sexuality Education for Students with Disabilities (Center for Parent Information and Resources)
- The Healthy Bodies Toolkit (Vanderbilt Kennedy Center)
Acentra Health is the service provider on behalf of Westmoreland County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.