Community Service and Advocacy
The Faculty and Staff of Developmental Medicine adhere to The Improving Chronic Care Model that recognizes that clinical and functional outcomes are optimized when the health system collaborates with community resources. Below is a list of on-going collaborations between our section and community services and agencies:
Healthcare for Youth with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
We are dedicated to transforming our healthcare culture to provide responsive, respectful, and equitable care for individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
ALAS PRIMES
ALAS PRIMES (Promoting Resilience/Innovation Medical community partnership and Early Start) is a unique collaboration between Stanford University School of Medicine Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS) https://www.alasdreams.com/. Supported by a Department of Developmental Services Service and Equity Grant, the ALAS PRIMES Family Advocacy Care team provides culturally and linguistically relevant care coordination support and advocacy to families within the largely Latino/Hispanic community served by ALAS.
Project A.F.E.C.T. Autism Family Empowerment Coaching and Training
This person- and family- centered project will empower families of children newly diagnsoed with autism to understand the child's condition, implement adult-child interactions effective for increasing learning and communication, and navigate the complex service system to find appropriate therapeutic services.
CPQCC/CCS HRIF Quality of Care Initiative
This initiative is a collaboration between the Division of Neonatal & Developmental Medicine and California Children's Services, a Title V organization. It represents a quality improvement project, designed to maximize the neurodevelopmental outcomes of California’s high-risk infants by age 3 years.
California Maternal Child Health Learning Collaborative
This collaborative combines the 11 programs in California that are funded by the maternal & child health bureau, including the four fellowships in developmental-behavioral pediatrics, nutrition programs, and graduate public health programs among others. We come together to help the State's Title V children’s services to provide a good system of care for children in California.
Abilities United
Abilities United is a community-based organization that provides services to individuals with disabilities from infancy through adulthood. Abilities United acts as a community site where residents can go to learn about service delivery for individuals with disabilities. Faculty and Abilities United board members have assisted in education for undergraduates and community partners.