Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Protection & Advocacy for AZ Families

Online

• Arizona Center for Disability Law (ACDL)
  The Arizona Center for Disability Law is a not for profit public interest law firm, dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals with a wide range of physical, mental, psychiatric, sensory and cognitive disabilities. The organization provides information on legal rights along with other options.
• Arizona Consortium for Children with Chronic Illness
  Services: Parenting skills, child custody counseling, family issue advocacy
  Contact: Bev Hermon and Monica Attridge
  Address: 2034 E. Southern Ave., Suite G, Tempe, AZ 85282
  Phone: (480) 557-8445
  Fax: (480) 557-0862

By Phone

• Special Education Hotline:
  Trained advocates will be available by telephone to provide information to families and students regarding special education rights and remedies, make referrals to community resources.
  (602) 274-6287    Phoenix
  (800) 927-2260   Statewide
  
• Child Protective Services
  1-888-SOS-CHILD (1-888-767-2445)
  The Child Protective Services program receives, screens and investigates allegation of child abuse and neglect.