Websites
Division of Specialized Care for Children
Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) is the Illinois Title V agency that provides care coordination for families and children with special health care needs. The transition website provides several materials for medical transition including fact sheets, transition checklists, teaching sheets, as well as several other hands on materials. As well, DSCC also has an annual Illinois Statewide Transition Conference, which now has a health care transition component as well.
Illinois Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics
The Illinois Healthcare Transition Project offers trainings and resources for medical practices, youth, families, and school staff. These include a new web-based training for pediatricians, currently in pilot-testing across Illinois, and new resources for family physicians/internists anticipated later in 2012.