Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services
Applying for eligibility
Eligibility for developmental disability services is governed by state laws. Youth with an intellectual or developmental disability and their families must meet service criteria set by these state laws to access specialized services.
If you already applied and were determined eligible by the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) with an application submitted to them before January 1, 2013, you do not need to reapply.
For more details, go to the Applying for Determination of Eligibility webpage.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ) for families of children with developmental disabilities
- Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services available through the NJ Children's System of Care (PDF)
If your child has mental health or substance use needs or is in crisis, the eligibility application is not required to immediately access behavioral health and substance use services through CSOC. PerformCare is available to help you 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at 1-877-652-7624. - Intellectual and developmental disability services for individuals 21 and older
Eligibility for services from CSOC ends the day before an individual's 21st birthday. - Family support services (PDF)
Certain caregivers of youth who have been determined eligible for developmental disability services may request support designed to help make caring for youth in the home and community easier.- Servicios de apoyo a la familia (PDF)
Para las familias de los jóvenes elegibles para los servicios a las personas con discapacidades del desarrollo.
- Servicios de apoyo a la familia (PDF)
- Roadmap to Applying for Intellectual and Developmental Disability (I/DD) Services (PDF)New
This roadmap will guide you through the eligibility application process. - Family support services assistive technology (PDF)
- Summer camp assistance
Financial assistance is available to offset a portion of the cost of summer camp for certain youth.
Children’s Support Services Program for Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (CSSP I/DD)
The Children’s Support Services Program for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (CSSP I/DD) may offer free health care coverage through NJ FamilyCare (NJFC) to eligible youth. Your youth’s Care Management Organization (CMO) team is trained on CSSP I/DD. Contact them first if you need help using the program. If you have additional questions, contact PerformCare at 1-877-652-7624 or CSOC at csoc.director@dcf.nj.gov.
The CSSP I/DD Guide explains the program and each step of the eligibility process. This includes getting eligibility, keeping eligibility, and losing eligibility, resulting in disenrollment.
CSSP I/DD Guide
| Language | Links |
|---|---|
| English | CSSP I/DD GuideNew |
| Español (Spanish) | Guía del Programa de Servicios de Asistencia para Niños con Discapacidades Intelectuales y del Desarrollo (CSSP I/DD)New |
| Português (Portuguese) | Guia do Programa de Serviços de Apoio a Crianças com Deficiências Intelectuais e do Desenvolvimento (CSSP I/DD)New |
| 中文（普通话） (Chinese (Mandarin)) | 儿童智力与发育障碍 支持服务计划 (CSSP I/DD) 指南New |
| 中文（粵語） (Chinese (Cantonese)) | 兒童智力及發育障礙 支持服務計劃 (CSSP I/DD) 指南New |
| 한국어 (Korean) | 아동/청소년 지원 서비스 프로그램 지적·발달장애(CSSP I/DD) 안내서New |
| ગુજરાતી (Gujarati) | બૌદ્ધિક અને વિકાસલક્ષી વિકલાંગતાઓ માટે બાળકોના સહાયક સેવાઓ કાર્યક્રમ (CSSP I/DD) માર્ગદર્શિકાNew |
| عربي (Arabic) | رنامج خدمات دعم األطفال لذوي اإلعاقات الذهنية وإعاقات النمو (CSSP I/DD) الدليل اإلرشادي New |
| kreyòl ayisyen (Haitian Creole) | Gid pou pwogram sèvis sipò pou timoun ki gen andikap entelektyèl ak devlòpmantal la (CSSP I/DD)New |
Additional links from CSOC stakeholders
- Fight The Flu: It's Important To The Disability Community – From the Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities (Added July 22, 2022)
- Getting a Flu Shot: A Social Story for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities – From the Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities (PDF) (Added October 28, 2020)
- An Enhanced Family Support Crisis Handbook (PDF)*
This handbook can assist you and your family with daily challenges, including overcoming barriers to care.
* PerformCare and the New Jersey Children's System of Care (CSOC) provide this information for your convenience. However, this document was not authored by PerformCare or CSOC. If you have questions or believe any of the information to be erroneous, please contact the document’s publishers.