Resources - CYSHCN & At-Risk Youth

If a link is not working, email us at nationalpedicoalition@gmail.com, and we will get on it to correct it! Topics you will find on this page are: Children and Youth with disabilities and Complex Medical Needs, Communication Cards and Picture Boards, Preparing for Disruption of Services, CYSHCN Resources for Providers, Service Animals, Caregiving Children and Youth, Autism Spectrum and Neurodivergent Children, Children of Military Service Members, Children and Youth with Disabilities and Complex Medical Needs, Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice, Homeless and Immigrant Children and Youth.

This page was last reviewed and updated in October 2026

Children of Military Service Members

Blue Star Families

Sesame Street for Military Families

American Red Cross (ARC) Deployment Services

Hero Care App For Military Families (ARC) (Apple) (Google)

Caring for America’s Military Connected Kids (Children’s Hosp Assoc)

Military Child Well-Being Toolkit (Military Child Education Coalition)

Supporting Children and Family Survivors of Line of Duty Death (Coalition to Support Grieving Children)

Tips for Helping Military Children Cope Healthily With a Parent’s Deployment (Child Mind Institute)

 

Children and Youth with Disabilities and Complex Medical Needs

You Are the Help Till Help Arrives (Family Voices California) 

Be Ready: Tips for Families of Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs: Video and Infographic Series (ADA compliant) (RV4Kids)

Be Ready CYSHCN YouTube Video Playlist (Region V for Kids: Multi-language)

Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Needs (AAP/ACEP)

Emergency Preparedness for CYSHCN: Instructions for Parents (AAP)

Take Control in 1,2,3 for Caregivers (FEMA)

Be Hurricane Ready (Texas Childrens)

Travel Guide for Traveling with a Medically Complex Child (Courageous Parent Network)

Emergency Pandemic Preparedness Toolkit (English and Spanish) UCLA

Access and Functional Needs Toolkit: Integrating a Community Partner Network to Inform Risk Communication Strategies (CDC)

CDC Children with Special Healthcare Needs

Especially Safe (Safe and Sound Schools)

Complex Child (a monthly online magazine for families)

Disaster Guidance for Dialysis Patients (Seattle Children’s)

People With Access and Functional Needs (SAMHSA DTAC)

Emergency Planning: Juvenile Justice, Foster, Homeless and Immigrant Children and Youth

Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities (2011)

A Toolkit for Juvenile Justice Agencies to Help People Heal During and After Natural Disasters (Child Trends)

A Toolkit for Child Welfare Agencies to Help Young People Heal During and After Natural Disasters (Child Trends) English Spanish

Out-Of-Home Placement/Foster Care Emergency and Disaster Plan Template (NCDP)

What Is Child Welfare? A Guide for Disaster Preparedness and Response Professionals (Child Welfare Info Gateway)

Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Resource Families (State of Oregon)

Disaster Preparedness Resource Guide for Child Welfare Agencies (AECF)

Resources to Support Immigrant and Migrant Students Experiencing Homelessness

Ready for Anything A Disaster Planning Manual for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs (RHYTTAC)

Disaster Response for Homeless Individuals and Families (ASPR): A Trauma-Informed Approach

Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own (NCHE)

National Center for Homeless Education: Disaster Preparation and Response (NCHE)

Homeless Education Advocacy Manual: Disaster Edition (National Law Center)

Caregiving Children and Youth

American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY)

Who are Caregiving Youth (AACY)

Report on Caregiving Youth in the U.S.: Progress and Opportunity (Caregiving Youth Institute)

Resource Guide for Caregiving Youth (Support Caregiving) 

Communication Cards and Picture Boards

PPN Visual Communication Boards

Communication Cards (Alta Regional Center) 

EMS Communication Cards 

Temple University Downloadable Free Storyboards

Autism Spectrum and Neurodivergent Children

Integrating Neurodivergent K-12 Students and Staff Into School Emergency Management Planning (Archived on ERIC)

Autism Speaks Disaster Resources

Autism & Wandering (NCMEC)

Tools and Resources to Manage School Fire Drills for Sensitive Students (NFPA)

First Responder Toolkit: A Guide to Searching for Missing Persons on the Autism Spectrum (National Autism Assoc)

Crisis Preparedness: Creating a Safety Plan for Kids With Autism (DoubleCare ABA)

CYSHCN Resources For Providers and Emergency Managers

Emergency Empower SquadTM: An Access and Functional Needs Response Team (CHLA)

Children with Special Needs (CHLA)

Disaster and Families of Children with Disabilities: What Every Health Care Provider Needs to Know (RegionVforKids)

Caring for Children with Medical Complexities at Home (PPN)

Transit Evacuation Plans for People with Disabilities: Key Integration Details (Partnership for Inclusive Strategies)

Preparing for Disruptions in Services

How to create a Care Map: (Boston Children’s Hospital)

Care-mapping Video Tutorial (Family Voices in Wisconsin)

Disaster Guidance for Dialysis Patients (Seattle Children’s)

Disaster Preparedness for Children with Special Nutrition Needs (Unv of Wash)

Infant and Young Child Feeding in Disaster IYCF-E Toolkit (CDC)

Preparing for Power Outage for Medical Devices (FDA)

Public Safety Power Shutoff Checklist (California)

Emergency Power Planning (CA Disaster Strategies Coalition) Webinar

Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (ASPR)

Rx Open (Healthcare Ready)

Service Animals

Service Animals and EMS: What Our Textbooks Don’t Contain (NAEMSE)

Service Animals in Emergency Situations (ADA National Network)

Service Animal Awareness in Disaster Response (Domestic Preparedness)

Training Service Dogs with Warrior Canine Connection (Animated School Series)

Service Animals ADA Animated School Series (Part I) (Part 2)

Service Animals (ADA)

What is a Service Dog? | Answering ADA Questions Part 1

Unleashing Service Animal Best Practice in Healthcare Settings (Pacific ADA Center)

Search and Rescue Dog Decontamination Video

Military Dog Decontamination Training