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Health & Wellness
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
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NAMI—The National
Alliance on Mental Illness
See page 49
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Sheppard Pratt of
Howard County
Way Station
9030 Route 108, Suite A
Columbia, MD 21044
410-740-1901
www.waystation.org•
The Thrive Center
6310 Stevens Forest Road, Suite 100
Columbia, MD 21046
410-740-3240
www.mythrive.net front.desk@myTHRIVE.netOutpatient mental health center
for children, teens and adults
CPR AND FIRST
AID CLASSES
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American Red Cross
10400 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Suite 400
Columbia, MD 21044
410-715-4644
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Howard County Office of
Children and Families
Child Care Resource Center
3300 North Ridge Road, Suite 380
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-313-1940
www.howardcountymd.gov/children
children@howardcountymd.govTraining classes for parents
and child care professionals;
assistance finding licensed child
care programs; community
outreach and other services
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Howard Community College
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway HR 100
Columbia, MD 21044
443-518-4981
www.howardcc.edu•
Wellness Center
Howard County
General Hospital
See page 40
DEVELOPMENTAL
SCREENING AND EARLY
INTERVENTION SERVICES
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Behavior & Developmental
Pediatrics Division
University of Maryland
Medical Center
737 West Lombard Street 1st Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-328-4073
www.umm.edu/programs/childrens/services/behavioral-
and-developmental
Identifying and managing
development, learning,
and behavior disorders
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Family Support and
Resource Center
Howard County Public
School System
See page 42
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Howard County Early
Intervention Services
See page 48
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Kennedy Krieger Institute
Behavioral Psychology
Outpatient Programs
See page 48
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2017 PARENT’S GUIDE TO HOWARD COUNTY
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