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Acronyms Related to Children’s Mental Health and Special Education
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AACAP – American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
AAP – American Academy of Pediatrics
ABCD – Assuring Better Child Health and Development
ABE – Adult Basic Education
ACF – Administration for Children and Families
ACLD – Association for Children with Learning Disabilities
ACT – Assertive Community Treatment
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAA – Anxiety Disorders Association of America
AD/HD – Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL – Activities of Daily Living
ADM – Average Daily Membership
ADSIS – Alternative Delivery of Specialized Instructional Services
AFDC – Aid to Families with Dependent Children (replaced by TANF in 1996)
AMI – Alliance for the Mentally Ill (advocacy organization)
ANAD – National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
APA – American Psychiatric Association
APE – Adaptive Physical Education
ARBD – Alcohol Related Birth Defects
ARMHS – Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services
ARND – Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder
APRN – Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
ASA – Autism Society of America
ASQ:SE – Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Social-Emotional
ATA – Assistive Technology Assessment
ATTACh – Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children
AuSM – Autism Society of Minnesota
AYP – Annual Yearly Progress
B
BD – Behavioral Disorder
BIP – Behavioral Intervention Plan
BP – Behavior Problem
BITSEA – Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment
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CABF – Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
CMHAC – Children’s Mental Health Advisory Council
CAC – Community Alternative Care
CADI waiver – Community Alternatives for Disabled Individuals
CAG – Closing the Achievement Gap
CAP – Client Assistance Project (MN Disability Law Center)
CARS – Childhood Autism Rating Scales
CASCW – Center for the Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
CASEL – Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
CASII – Child and Adolescent Service Intensity Inventory
CASSP – Child and Adolescent Service System Program
CAPD – Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CCPS – Center for Collaborative Problem Solving
CD – Conduct Disorder
CDC – Center for Disease Control
CDCS – Consumer Directed Community Supports
CE – Community Education
CEC – Council for Exceptional Children
CECMH – Center for Excellence in Children’s Mental Health
CECP – Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
CEED – Center for Early Education and Development
CEND – Community Education Network on Disabilities
CFSP – Collaborative Family Service Plan
ChADD – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
CHIPS – Child in Need of Protective Services
CIL – Center for Independent Living
CIT – Crisis Intervention Team
CMH – Children’s Mental Health
CMHC – Community Mental Health Center
CMHRS – Community Mental Health Recording System
CNS – Central Nervous System
COBRA – Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
COLA – Cost of Living Allowance
COTA – Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant
CRC – Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
CSP – Community Support Program
CSSA – Community Social Serve Act
CST – Child Study Team
C&TC – Child and Teen Checkups
CTIC – Community Transition Interagency Committee
CTSS – Children’s Therapeutic Supports and Services
CYSHCN – Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
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DA – Diagnostic Assessment
DAC – Developmental Achievement Center
DAPE – Developmentally Adapted Physical Education
DBC – Developmental and Behavior Clinics
DBSA – Depression and Bi-polar Alliance
DC:0-3 – Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood
DCD – Developmental Cognitive Disability
DD – Developmental Disability
DHH – Deaf and Hard of Hearing
DHS – Department of Human Services
DJT – Department of Jobs and Training
DLC – Developmental Learning Center
DOC – Department of Corrections
DSM-IV – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition
DVR – Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
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EBD – Emotional Behavioral Disorders
ECFE – Early Childhood Family Education
ECS – Early Childhood Screening
ECSE – Early Childhood Special Education
ECSU – Educational Cooperative Service Unit
ED – Emotional Disturbance
EFM – Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota
EHA – Education of the Handicapped Children Act
EHS – Early Headstart
EI – Early Intervention
EMS – Emergency Medical Services
EMSA – Emergency Minnesota Supplemental Aid
EOB – Explanation of Benefits
EPB – Evidence Based Practice
EPD – Employed Persons with Disabilities
EPSDT – Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL – English as a Second Language
ESY – Extended School Year
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FAE – Fetal Alcohol Effects
FAPE – Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS – Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FASD – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
FBA – Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA – Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
FFCMH – Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
FFS – Fee for Service
FPG – Federal Poverty Guideline
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GA/EA – General Assistance/Emergency Assistance
GAMC – General Assistance Medical Care
GED – General Education Diploma
GLD – General Learning Disability
GRH – Group Residential Housing
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HCBS – Home and Community-Based Services
HHA – Home Health Aides
HI – Hearing Impaired
HIPPA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIS – Human Services, Inc.
HMO- Health Maintenance Organization
HSSC – Hennepin South Services Collaborative
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I&R – Information and Referral
IBP – Individual Behavior Plan
ICC – Interagency Coordinating Council
ICF – Intermediate Care Facility
IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Act
IEIC – Interagency Early Intervention Committee
IEP – Individualized Education Program
iFred – International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression
IFCSP – Individual Family Community Support Plan
IFSP – Individual Family Community Support Plan
IHP – Individualized Health Plan
IIIP – Individual Interagency Intervention Plan
IMD – Institution for Mental Diseases
IMH – Infant mental Health
IMH-E – Endorsed as an Infant Mental Health Professional
IPP – Individual Program Plan
IPPYHC – Interagency Planning Project for Young Handicapped Children
IQ – Intelligence Quotient
IRTS – Intensive Residential Treatment Services
ISD – Independent School District
ISN – Integrated Service Network
ISP – Individual Service Plan
ITP – Individual Treatment Plan
IVT – Individualized Vocational Training
IWRP – Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan
J
JDAI -Juvenile Detetion Alternative Initiative
JTPA – Job Training Partnership Act
K
K-12 – Kindergarten through Grade Twelve
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LAC – Local Advisory Committee
LCC – Local Coordinating Council
LCTS – Local Collaborative Time Study
LD – Learning Disabled
LDAMN – Learning Disabilities Association of Minnesota
LEA – Local Education Agencies
LRE – Least Restricted Environment
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MA – Medical Assistance
MACMH – Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health
MACMHP – Minnesota Association for Community Mental Health Programs
MACLD – Minnesota Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
MAMHRF – Minnesota Association of Mental Health Residential Facilities
MARN – Minnesota Adoption Resource Network
MCCCA – Minnesota Council of CHild Caring Agencies
MCEA – Minnesota Community Education Association
MCHA – Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association
MCHB – Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MCN – Minnesota Council for Non-profits
MCSHN – Minnesota Children with Special Needs
MCYSHN – Minnesota Children and Youth with Special Needs
MDE – Minnesota Department of Education
MDH – Minnesota Department of Health
MDLC – Minnesota Disability Law Center
MEA – Minnesota Education Association
MetrCCS – Metro Children’s Crisis Services
MFIP – Minnesota Family Investment Program
MH – Mental Health
MHAM – Mental Health Association of Minnesota
MHBA – Mental Health Behavioral Aide
MHCP – Minnesota Health Care Programs
MHCSN – Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Network
MHLN – Mental Health Legislative Network
MI – Mental Illness
MKCA – Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association
MMHAG – Minnesota Mental Health Action Group
MN ASAP – Minnesota Adoption Support and Preservation
MNCare – MinnesotaCare (insurance plan)
MNCIMP – Minnesota Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process
MNSEMS – Minnesota Special Education Mediation Services
MNSic – Minnesota System of Interagency Coordination
MNTAFS – Minnesota Technical Assistance and Family Support
MR – Mental Retardation
MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRRP – Minneosta Restricted Recipient Program
MSA – Minnesota Supplemental Aid
MSCOD – Minnesota State Council on Disability
MSDD – Multi-system Developmental Disorder
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NACAC – North American Council on Adoptable Children
NAMI – National Alliance for Mental Illness
NARSAD – National Association for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
NAEYC – NAtional Association for the Education of Young Children
NCLB – No Child Left Behind
NECTAS – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Team
NHCN – Neighborhood Health Care Network
NICHCY – The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NIMH – National Institute of Mental Health
NLD – Nonverbal Learning Disorder
NMED – Non-citizen Medical Assistance
NMHA – National Mental Health Association
NOFAS – National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
NPI – National Provider Identifier
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OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCF – Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
OCR – Office of Civil Rights
ODD – Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHD – Other Health Disabilities
OJT – On-the-Job Training
OMMH – Office of Minority and Multicultural Health
OSERS – Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OSEP – Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
OT – Occupational Therapy
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P&A – Protection and Advocacy
PA – Parents Anonymous
PACC – Permanency and Adoption Competency Certification
PACER – Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights
PASS – Plan to Achieve Self-Support
PBIS – Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
PCA – Personal Care Assistant
PCPO – Personal Care Provider Organization
PDD – Pervasive Developmental Disorders
PDD-NOS – Pervasive Developmental Disorders – Not otherwise specified
PDN – Private Duty Nurse
PE – Physical Education
PH – Physically Handicapped
PHN – Public Health Nurse
PI – Physically Impaired
PIP – Programs Involving Parents
PL – Public Law
PLEP – Present LEvel of Educational Progress
PMAP – Prepaid Medical Assistance Plan
PPHP – Prepaid Health Plan
PSA – Pupil Support Assistant
PSC – Pediatric Symptom Checklist
PT – Physical Therapy
PTA – Parent Teacher Association
PTO – Parent-Teacher Organization
PTSA – Parents, Teachers, Students Association
PTSD – Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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QI – Qualified Individual
QMRP – Qualified Mental Retardation Professional
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RAD – Reactive Attachment Disorder
RISC – Regional Interagency Systems Change Projects
RMA – Refugee Medical Assistance
RSB – Rehabilitation Services Branch (of the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development)
RTC – Regional Treatment Center
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SAMHSA – Substance Abuses and Mental Health Services Administration
SA/VE – Suicide Awareness Voices of Education
SCC – State Coordinating Council (mental health)
SDQ – Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire
SE – Special Education
SEA – State Educational Agencies
SEAC – Special Education Advisory Council
SEAP – Special Education Advisory Panel
SED – Serious Emotional Disturbance
SFN TAC – Statewide Family Network Technical Assistance Center
SH – Severely Handicapped
SI – Sensory Integration
SIL – Semi-Independent Living (facility)
SILS – Semi-Independent Living Services
SLD – Specific Learning Disability
SLIS – Sign Language Interpreter Services
SMHRCY – State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
SMI – Severely Multiply Impaired
SMIRT – State Medical Review Team
SN – Special Needs
SNV – Skilled Nurse Visit
SPA – Single Point of Access
SPD – Sensory Processing Disorder
SP/L – Speech Language Impaired
SPMI – Serious and Persistent Mental Illness
SR – School Readiness
SSDI – Social Security Disability Income
SSI – Supplemental Security Income
SW – Social Worker
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TA – Technical Assistance
TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
TEFRA – Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
TS – Tourette’s Syndrome
TSA – Tourette’s Syndrome Association, Inc.
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VA – Vulnerable Adult
VE – Vocational Education
VI – Visually Impaired
VR – Vocational Rehabilitation
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WE – Work Experience
WE – Work Evaluation
WECEP – Work-Experience Career Exploration Program
WED – Work-Experience Disadvantaged Program
WEH – Work-Experience Handicapped Program
WIC – Women, Infants, and Children (nutrition program)
WIN – Work Incentive Program
WISC – Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
WIT – What it Takes (Minnesota Department of Education Leadership Committee to improve access for mental health services for children and youth with disabilities)
WWC – What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education
Y
YES – Youth Employment Services
YTP – Youth Transition Program