This database is of resources most commonly referred to when someone calls the LINK department. Search resources using the search box, or target resources by categories and tags listed to the right. YAI does not intimately know all the programs on this list. Availability and service changes are beyond our control. If you are trying to understand what an acronym might mean, check out our Acronym Guide. If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please feel free to call us at 212.273.6182.
CLOSEIf you are not eligible for public insurance, and if you cannot purchase health insurance through the New York health exchanges, they reduce your fee to an affordable amount, based on the size of your family and your annual income. At HHC, all information related to a patient's immigration status is kept strictly confidential.
Community Health Advocates (CHA), a program of the Community Service Society, helps New Yorkers understand their health insurance and access the health care they need. CHA provides free, confidential individual counseling and educational community presentations to people with developmental disabilities, advocates, and providers for more than 10 years on various health insurance options. They are made up of a network of 28 community-based organizations from around New York State. Their services are free and they can provide help in different languages.
NADD is a membership association established for professionals, care providers and families to promote the understanding of and services for people who have developmental disabilities and mental health needs. The mission of NADD is to advance mental wellness for persons with developmental disabilities through the promotion of excellence in mental health care.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City, Inc. (NAMI-NYC Metro) is a grassroots organization that provides support, education, and advocacy for families and people of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds who live with mental illness. As the largest affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, they work collaboratively with state and national affiliates, and with other stakeholders in the community, to educate the public, advocate for legislation, reduce stigma, and improve the mental health system.
Autism Speaks has grown into the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments, and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders (ASD); and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. Autism Speaks has also compiled resource guides on a variety of topics.
Monthly support group for parents of children with any disability. Groups are available in English and Spanish.
The Bronx-Lebanon Autism Parent Support Group is free and open to the public. Monthly discussion topics include legal advocacy, educational services and social support. Pediatric neurologists, a developmental pediatrician, a special education attorney and social workers are also available to help parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Online directory of support groups for people with autism and their family members throughout New York State
The Autism Science Foundation’s mission is to support autism research by providing funding and other assistance to scientists and organizations conducting, facilitating, publicizing and disseminating autism research. The organization also provides information about autism to the general public and serves to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders and the needs of people and families affected by autism.
eParent.com has compiled an online directory of resources available across the US for people with a variety of diagnoses, including developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, and mental health diagnoses.
