Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs (CYSHCN)

How CYSHCN Can Help?

• Matching families with community resources and referring to community programs
• Advocacy with health care providers and school districts
• Linkage to medical providers and specialists
• Support and play groups
• Transition to adult services
• And more!

Who is Eligible for Support?

A diagnosis is NOT required.

• Infants, children and youth up to 21 years old who live in Erie County
• Infants, children and youth who have a serious or chronic medical, physical, behavioral, emotional or developmental condition

Who Can Apply for CYSHCN?

• Parents and caregivers
• Friends and family members of infants, children and youth up to 21 years old
• Personnel from local schools
• Medical providers
• Youth 18-21 years old can apply on their own

Program Pamphlets

CYSHCN Services for Infancy, Children and Youth Up to 21 Years Old

Click on the links below to download the PDF of the pamphlet in that language.

• اللغة العربية (Arabic)
• বাংলা (Bengali)
• မြန်မာဘာသာ (Burmese)
• English
• ကညီ [ကျိာ်] (Karen)
• پښتو (Pashto)
• Soomaali (Somali)
• español (Spanish)
• Kiswahili (Swahili)

CYSHCN Services for Youth Ages 18-21 Years Old

Click on the links below to download the PDF of the pamphlet in that language.

• اللغة العربية (Arabic)
• বাংলা (Bengali)
• မြန်မာဘာသာ (Burmese)
• English
• ကညီ [ကျိာ်] (Karen)
• پښتو (Pashto)
• Soomaali (Somali)
• español (Spanish)
• Kiswahili (Swahili)