Division for Perinatal, Early Childhood, and Special Health Needs

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Programs

• Care Coordination For Children With Special Health Care Needs
• Community Support Programs
  • Community Support Line
  • Catastrophic Illness In Children Relief Fund
  • Hearing Aid Program
  • MassCARE
  • SSI / Public Benefits Assistance and Training
• Early Intervention
  • Early Intervention Regional Consultation
• Early Intervention Partnerships Program
• Family Initiatives
  • Early Intervention Parent Leadership Project
  • Emergency Preparedness for families whose children have complex health care needs
  • Family Support Plan
  • Family TIES
  • Promoting Family-Professional Partnerships
• F.O.R. Families
• Massachusetts Center For Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Massachusetts Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems Project ( MECCS)
• MASSTART
• Maternal and Child Health Block Grant
• Maternal and Infant Mental Health
• Medical Review Team 
• Pediatric Palliative Care Network
• Safe Motherhood: Preventing Pregnancy Associated Mortality And Morbidity
• Universal Newborn Hearing Screening

This division is a part of the Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition.

Contact Information

Ron Benham, Director for Perinatal, Early Childhood, and Special Health Needs
Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition
250 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: (617) 624-6060
Fax: (617) 624-6062
Email: Ron.Benham@state.ma.us