Specialized Children's Services

What is Specialized Children's Services?

Specialized Children’s Services provides individualized services and supports to families that have a child with a severe intellectual disability, physical disability, or mental health disorder. Specialized Children’s Services utilizes a variety of funding sources and programs to help meet the needs of the child and family.

These programs include:

• Children's Community Options Program (CCOP)
• Children's Long Term Supports (CLTS)
• Comprehensive Community Services Program (CCS)
• Coordinated Services Team (CST)

Who is Eligible?

• Individuals under the age of 18
• Diagnosed with a severe intellectual disability, physical disability, or mental health disorder which significantly restricts the child’s ability to function at age appropriate levels in the areas of self-care, learning, communicating, socialization, and/or mobility.
• The child must have an assessed need and meet the level of care determined through a functional eligibility screening process.

What Services are Offered?

A wide variety of services are available based on identified needs and outcomes. Services may include:

• Assistance in linking families to supports and services
• Adaptive Equipment
• Behavioral Supports
• Caregiver Training
• Daily Living Skills Training
• Home Modifications
• Respite
• Social Skills Training
• Specialized Recreational Opportunities

For additional information or to make a referral call (920) 929-3919.

Community Services Division Quality Assurance Survey

Additional Resources:

• Wisconsin Department of Health Services - Children's Long Term Support
• Fond du Lac County Community on Transition (CCoT)
• Children's Long-Term Support (CLTS) and Children's Mental Health Supportive Services (CMHSS) Parental Fee Guidelines
• Wisconsin Collaborative System of Care