Resources

View these links to local, regional and national organizations for information on
developmental issues, mental health and substance abuse

Special Needs Estate Planning & Trust Law

•  Sofia Munson/HOME | Munson Law Firm (munsonlawfirmnc.com)/sophia@munsonlawfirmnc.com
•  Elizabeth Gray/ Home – McCandlish Lillard Law Firm (mccandlishlawyers.com)/ egray@mccandlishlawyers.com/ (703) 934-1104
• Rachel Downs/ www.sshw.com/attorney/rachel-downs/ (703)468-0432/ rdowns@sshw.com
• David Whiting/Oak Hill Law Group /(703) 917-0804 /david@wrightwhiting.com
•  Joshua Hummer/Relational Estate & Elder Law / Home – Relational Estate & Elder Law
• Michael Toobin/ 7006 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003/ (703) 354-7700

Special Needs Education Advocates

• Sharon Tropf/ https://belkowitzlaw.com/index.php/about-us/sharon-tropf/stropf@belkowitzlaw.com/
• David Whiting/ Oak Hill Law Group / (703) 544-9187/ david@oakhilllawgroup.com

Social Security Advocates

• Kathleen Grace Walsh, Esq./(703) 491-2233 / Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Lawyer | Law Office of Kathleen Grace Walsh (kgw-law.com)
• Derek Cervoni, Esq. / Social Security Disability Lawyer Virginia, MD & DC: Cervoni Disability Law  / (703) 241-2625

Special Needs Resources

• Sparc Solutions/Debi Alexander/ https://sparcsolutions.org/
• Coach Brandon Bently/ https://coachbrandonbentley.com/
• Paladin Life Care/ Bill.Floyd@paladinlifecare.com / https://www.paladinlifecare.com/
• A Place To Be / A Place To Be – where music meets therapy (aplacetobeva.org)/ office@aplacetobeva.org
• Crossroads Jobs/ www.crossroadsjobs.org/ betsy.chaudet@crossroadsjobs.org
• ECNV – ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia / www.ECNV.org
• Formed Families Forward / www.FormedFamiliesForward.org
• Jill’s House /Jill’s House Overnight Care | Housing for Child with Special Needs Services (jillshouse.org) / Summer Camp for Child with Special Needs (jillshouse.org)
• Special Olympics / https://sovaloudoun.org/
• View of Heaven Farm / info@viewofheavenfarm.org / Home | View of Heaven Farm
• Diversifi Consulting Group, LLC / Diversifi Consulting Group, LLC – Home (diversificg.com)
• Energizing & Empowering Minds / https://eeminds.org/
• Brain Injury Services / https://braininjurysvcs.org/
•  I-CARE Home Health Care / https://icareabouthealth.net/about-us-senior-care-northern-virginia/
• Live Your Best Years LLC / One Stop Solution For Health & Wellness | Live Your Best Years
• Hope House Foundation/ www.hope-house.org
• TWINSIS / www.twinsis-llc.com
• Autism Society Tidewater Virginia / www.tidewaterasa.org
• CA Human Services / www.cahumanservices.org
• The Choice Group Transition Services / www.TheChoiceGroup.com
• Mpower Me / https://MPM.care
• Virginia 529 ABLE Now / https://www.ablenow.com/
• Quality Trust / https://www.dcqualitytrust.org
• Safe In Home / (855) 476-6665 / https://www.safeinhome.com
•  Center for Parent Information and Resources / https://www.parentcenterhub.org
• Independent Living Research Utilization / https://www.ilru.org
• Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) / https://acils.com
• Parents Helping Parents / https://www.php.com/
• A Farm Less Ordinary / https://www.afarmlessordinary.org/ 202-810-FARM
• Accessible Community / https://accessiblecommunity.org/ 703-651-6703
• Arts for All / https://www.artsforallloudoun.org/
• Legacy Farms / https://www.legacyfarmsvirginia.org/about
• Metropolitan Washington Ear / https://washear.org/
• Mid-Atlantic ADA Center / https://www.adainfo.org/
• Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons (NVRC) / https://nvrc.org/
• PosAbilities Academy / https://posabilitiesacademy.com/
• The Equal Rights Center / https://equalrightscenter.org/
• Tree of Life Ministries/ SimplyBe Coffee / https://www.tolministries.org/
• Veterans Moving Forward / https://vetsfwd.org/
• Independence Empowerment Center / Home – Independence Empowerment Center (ieccil.org)
• Tooth Clues Pediatric Denistry /Pediatric Dentist Leesburg, VA | Tooth Clues – The Dental Detective for Kids
• Sally and Robert Goldberg MOST™ Program (Transition Services) / MOST™ – Makom (makomlife.org)
• VCU Family to Family Network / Family to Family Network – Center for Family Involvement – Virginia Commonwealth University (vcu.edu)
• Apex Social Group / Discover Potential as a Family through Live-In Child Care (apex-social.com)

Developmental Issues

• ARC of Northern VA https://thearcofnova.org/
• ARC of Loudoun County https://www.thearcofloudoun.org/
• National Down Syndrom Society https://www.ndss.org/
• ECHO https://echoworks.org/
• St. John’s Community Services https://www.sjcs.org/
• Center for Parent Information & Resources https://www.parentcenterhub.org/
• Virginia Commonwealth University:Partnership for People with Disabilities https://partnership.vcu.edu/
• Virginia Board for People with Disabilites https://www.vaboard.org/
• Advocacy Partners Advocacy Partners LLC
• PEATC – Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center / https://peatc.org/

Mental Health

• American Psychological Association https://www.apa.org/
• Anxiety Disorders Association of America https://www.adaa.org/
• Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder https://chadd.org/
• Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance https://www.dbsalliance.org/
• Make the Connection https://www.maketheconnection.net/
• Mental Health America https://www.mhanational.org/
• Operation Family Caregiver http://www.operationfamilycaregiver.org/
• Suicide Prevention Alliance of Northern Virginia https://www.suicidepreventionnva.org/
• Friends of Loudoun Mental Health / https://www.loudounfriends.org/
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) / https://nami.org/Home

Substance Abuse

• Addiction Resources https://addictionresource.com/
• Al-Anon / Alateen https://al-anon.org/
• Alcoholics Anonymous https://www.aa.org/
• Alcohol Rehab Help https://alcoholrehabhelp.org/
• Center for Substance Abuse Research https://cesar.umd.edu/
• Narcotics Anonymous https://www.na.org/
• Partnership to End Addiction https://drugfree.org/
• Quit Now Virginia https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/tobacco-free-living/quit-now-virginia/
• Start Your Recovery https://startyourrecovery.org/
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration https://www.samhsa.gov/

State, Local & County Resources

• DARS – Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services / www.vadars.org
• Loudoun County Disability Services Board /Disability Services | Loudoun County, VA – Official Website
• Loudoun County Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Services/ Mental Health, Substance Abuse & Developmental Services | Loudoun County, VA – Official Website
• Loudoun County Public Schools-Parent Resource Services/ Parent Resource Services / Welcome (lcps.org)
• Loudoun County Parks and Recreation,Adaptive Recreation / Adaptive Recreation | Loudoun County, VA – Official Website
• Loudoun County Public Schools – Parent Resource Services and Transition Services / Special Education / Transition Services (lcps.org)
• Loudoun County Transit and Commuter Services / Transit & Commuter Services | Loudoun County, VA – Official Website
• Loudoun County Workforce Resource Center / Workforce Resource Center | Loudoun County, VA – Official Website
• Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers / Home – Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers (lvcaregivers.org)
• Virginia Department of Veterans Services /https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/dvs/locations/loudoun-benefits-office

Marcus Alert | Loudoun County, VA

Marcus Alert | Loudoun County, VA – Official Website
Marcus Alert is a statewide behavioral health framework designed with protocols that emergency responders use to respond to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis. The law is named in honor of Marcus David-Peters, a high school biology teacher who was killed by a police officer in Richmond while experiencing a behavioral health crisis in 2018.

Marcus Alert aims to provide an appropriate behavioral health response for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis by:
• Limiting the involvement of law enforcement officers (to the safest extent possible for all parties) and facilitate a specialized law enforcement response to behavioral health crisis
situations when needed.
• Diverting individuals away from the criminal justice system and instead to resources and supports for treatment and recovery
• Achieving positive outcomes for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis
• Increasing awareness and understanding of available behavioral health resources in our
community
If someone in your household has a behavioral health condition, you are encouraged to create a RapidSOS profile. This free and confidential service provides 911 call-takers with important information when you call from your registered mobile device with information that you choose to share and that can then be passed along to first responders. The Marcus Alert law requires all localities in Virginia to establish a database, however participation in the service from individuals in any community is 100% voluntary.