Ministry of Social Security
14 National Heroes Circle, Tel: 876-922-8000-9, Toll Free: 1-888-991-2089
All parents with special needs children must register them at the Ministry of Social Security’s Early Stimulation Programme. If you need financial assistance, the child can be placed on the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). See here
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Child Protection and Family Services Agency
Head Office, 48 Duke Street, Tel: 876-948-7206/ 876-948-2841-2
Services offered: Care and protection of children, working with children beyond parental control; institution placement and supervision; foster care placement and supervision; adoption; home and family services. Ask for the office closest to you.
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Children First
9 Monk Street, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Tel: 876-984-0367
Walk-In Access. No Fee. Age 3-21
Services:
- Remedial Education
- Basic Skills Training
- Counseling
- School/Homework Assistance Programme
- Recreational/Sporting Activities
- Life/Survival Skills Training
- Environmental Awareness and Management
- Career Guidance and Skills Upgrade Referral
- Youth Advocacy Training
- Child Rights Education (“The rights of the child.”)
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Coalition for Better Parenting (CBP)
1 National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4, Tel: 876-948-1866
- Access: By appointment
- Fee: None
- Age: All ages
- Services: Advisory, referral and technical support for parents
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The Learning Centre (Formerly Jamaica Association for Children with Learning Disabilities)
7 Leinster Road, Kingston 5, Tel: 876-929-4341/ 876-929-4348
- Access: By appointment and walk-in
- Fee: Yes
- Age: 6-16
- Services: Psycho-educational assessment, after school tutorials, full time classroom programmes for children who have learning disabilities. Workshops for parents and professionals.
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Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD)
C.B. Facey Building, Hope Estate, Papine, Kingston 6, Tel: 876-927-1098
- Access: By appointment
- Fee: Yes
- Age: All ages
Services:
- Educational services (early stimulation, vocational and academic education at rural and urban locations)
- Clinical and technical services
- Skills training/career development
- Counseling
- Psychological intervention for the hearing impaired
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Jamaica Society for the Blind
111 ½ Old Hope Road, Kingston 6, Tel: 876-927-3760/ 876-927-6757
- Access: Walk-in
- Fee: No
- Age: 18 and over
Services
- Diagnosis of visual impairment
- Referral services
- Adjustment to blindness programmes
- Library services for visually impaired persons
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The Jamaica Association on Intellectual Disabilities (JAID)
7 Golding Avenue, Kingston 7, Tel: 876-977-1118/ 876-977-0134
Services:
- Educational services
- Clinical and technical services
- Parent support
- Public education and training
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McCam Child Development and Resource Centre
231 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6, Tel: 876-977-0189/ 876-977-6496
- Access: By appointment and walk-in
- Fee: Yes
- Age: 0-7
Services: Centre based inclusive early childhood care and education, assessment and therapeutic interventions, training workshops, conferences for parents and teachers, resource centre with library and help-line.
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Mico Child Assessment and Research in Education (CARE) Centre
Kingston & St. Andrew: 5 Manhattan Road, Kingston 5, Tel: 876-929-7720/ 876-929-7721
Manchester: c/o Ridgemount United Church, 53 Main Street, Mandeville, Tel: 876-625-4847/ 876-625-4793
St. Ann: 6 Royes Street, St. Ann’s Bay
Services:
- Psychology and educational assessment
- Therapeutic and diagnostic intervention
- Speech and occupational therapy
- Teacher/parent training
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Rural Services for Children with disabilities (RSCD)
Kingston & St. Andrew: 94J Old Hope Road, Kingston 6, Tel: 876-931-4584/ 876-941-6950
St. Ann: c/o St. Christopher’s School for the Deaf, Brown’s Town, Tel: 876-975-2226
St. Elizabeth: c/o School of Hope Unit, Santa Cruz All Age, Tel: 876-966-4763
Trelawny: Warsop, Tel: 876-610-1109
St. James and Hanover: c/o Hanover PVO Parent Group, Old SDC Building, Miller Drive, Tel: 876-956-9895
Westmoreland: c/o School of Hope, Savanna-la-mar, Tel: 876-955-4849
- Access: Walk-in
- Fee: None
- Age: 0-18
Services:
- Screening and assessment
- Referrals
- Home and centre-based rehabilitation programmes
- Parent Support
- Public education and training
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Early Stimulation Programme
92 Hanover Street, Kingston, Tel: 876-922-5585
- Access: By appointment
- Fee: Yes
- Age 0-6
Services:
- Development assessment
- Early intervention
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Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre
9 Golding Avenue, Mona, Kingston 7, Tel: 876-927-2504
Services:
Physical, therapeutic and rehabilitation services for stroke victims and persons with spinal cord injuries
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Mustard Seed Communities
P.O. Box 267, Kingston 10
Jamaica, West Indies
Tel: 876-923-6488
Email: info-jamaica@mustardseed.com
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7 Golding Avenue, P.O Box 224, Kingston 7, Tel: 876-927-2054
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Source
Guidelines for Identification and Referral: A Handbook for Principals and Teachers. Ministry of Education.
