School and health care are asking questions. What do I deal with first?
Start with the practical handoff, who the caregiver is, what the child needs today and what information or authority the school and health providers require.
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Guided pathway reviewed September 2026. It organizes existing Building GRAND-Families resources and does not replace legal, medical or financial advice.
Start with the handoff, then build the support plan.
School and health care are often the first systems a new caregiver has to deal with. Get the practical information straight first, then branch into trauma, disability or FASD support if those needs appear.
Make the handoff clear
If the child has just moved, make sure the school or child-care setting knows who the day-to-day caregiver is and what contact or authority information they need.
Sort out the regular school questions
Once the handoff is done, move into enrolment, caregiver authority, privacy, learning support and Student Well-being Team questions.
Build one health record
Collect medications, allergies, providers, health-card information and upcoming appointments so every visit does not start from zero.
Make health and dental visits more trauma-aware
If the child is anxious, avoidant or easily overwhelmed by appointments, use the trauma-informed visit guidance before assuming the behaviour is simple non-compliance.
Branch into additional-needs support when needed
If there are developmental, disability or FASD questions, use the specific pages rather than trying to fit everything into a general school or health plan.
Keep home and school working from the same basic picture
Share what the child needs to succeed without making the child’s entire private family history common knowledge.
Take the important questions with you.
School caregiver information sheet
Give the school the practical caregiver information it actually needs.
Download PDFHealth and medication record
Keep medications, allergies and providers together in one portable record.
Download PDFTrauma-informed health visit prep
Prepare the child and provider for a safer, more predictable health or dental visit.
Download PDFIf your situation includes one of these issues.
The problem looks more like trauma or behaviour
Use the trauma route for regulation, sleep, grief and behaviour support.
Trauma routeThe child may have FASD
Go directly to the FASD assessment and school-support pages.
FASDThe child is a teenager
Use the teen route for school, online safety and planning for adulthood.
Teen routeYou can ask for navigation help.
Tell Building GRAND-Families what you are trying to sort out. You do not need to know the official program or service name.
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