California's Service System for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

Analysis and Recommendations for a Service System That Works for Children and Families

The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health commissioned this report, which provides an overview of the current system of care in California for children with special health care needs and their families. The report includes an overview of the health care system and related systems, including publicly and privately funded services; analysis of the strengths and gaps within the current service systems; and an assessment of the impact on children and families. The report offers recommendations for addressing some of the primary concerns in the current system of care.

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Table of Contents:
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• Executive Summary

• Acknowledgements

• Introduction

• Publicly Funded Programs for Children: Overview of Major Systems and Their Components in the Public Sector

• Private Sector Services: Overview of Major Systems and Their Components in the Private Sector

• Overview of Special Populations Within CYSHCN

• Overview of Services for Family Support

• Is There a System of Care for CYSHCN? Analysis of the Systems, Their Strengths, and Challenges

• Prior Efforts Addressing CYSHCN

• Strengths, Challenges, and Gaps in the Service System

• Summary and Recommendations

• Looking Forward: California at a Crossroads

• List of Acronyms

• Key Stakeholders

• References

• Full Appendix
  Appendices by Chapter:

Appendix 1	Appendix 7
Appendix 2	Appendix 8
Appendix 3	Appendix 9
Appendix 4	Appendix 10
Appendix 5	Appendix 11
Appendix 6	Appendix 12

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