More and more children need help with developmental benchmarks between the ages of 0-5 years old, while doctors, therapists, and providers are unable to meet the current need and have waitlists from 6-months up to a year.
White children are 5x more likely to receive early intervention screenings and services up to 24 months than Black and Brown children. Early childhood intervention providers rates of service were last adjusted and set by New York State in 1994, over 30 years ago. These statistics are the reason Liftoff WNY is fighting for more support from New York State for early childhood intervention systems to service our communities.
On this episode of The Public Good, Megan Battista of Liftoff WNY joins us to discuss the current state of early childhood intervention systems in New York State. Tune into learn about the statewide advocacy to support our early childhood intervention system and create better outcomes for children in New York.
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