Resources for Jackson

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. The national NAMI website provides information...

National Association for Down Syndrome

The National Association for Down Syndrome (NADS) serves individuals with Down syndrome and their families. NADS’ website provides a variety of webinars, publications and resources for the Chicago metropolitan area and beyond. NADS also offers...

National Association of the Deaf

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) preserves and promotes the civil, human and linguistic rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in the United States and U.S. territories. Resources include videos in American Sign Language...

National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management

The National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management (NCHAM) at Utah State University supports Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) programs throughout the United States. NCHAM helps EHDI programs ensure that children who are deaf...

National Center for Learning Disabilities

The National Center for Learning Disabilities provides resources for parents and caregivers, educators, young adults and learning disability champions.

National Center on Deafblindness

The National Center on Deafblindness (NCDB) is part of a network of projects for children and youth with deaf-blindness (birth through 21), providing information and learning and development tools for families and educators. NCDB resources...

National Center on Deafblindness

The National Center on Deafblindness (NCDB) is a national technical assistance center that works with state deafblind projects and other partners to improve educational outcomes and quality of life for children ages 0 -21 who...

National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health

The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health provides a survivor’s resource list that includes: State, national and Chicago-based domestic violence organizations Mental health recovery and peer support resources State mental health departments...

National Child Traumatic Stress Network Resources for Parents and Caregivers

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides a variety of resources for parents, caregivers and youth related to different types of childhood trauma, including coping with hard times, grief, hospitalizations and more. Resources are available...

National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes

The National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes (NDC) shares information, networks, and strategies to improve continuing education and training for deaf people. It offers online courses, online gaming tools for youth, evidence-based resources, webinars and...