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Therapists, families urge Santa Clara County to spare California Children’s Services positions amid cuts
Summary
Staff and families of California Children’s Services urged the Board of Supervisors to preserve specialized physical and occupational therapist positions that serve more than 930 county children, saying proposed deletions would reduce access to medically necessary services.
Dozens of therapists and family advocates told the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 12 that planned budget cuts to California Children’s Services will harm hundreds of children who rely on specialized therapy.
At a public-comment block dedicated to items not on the agenda, California Children’s Services clinicians from multiple disciplines described how the county’s proposed deletions — including several part-time Physical Therapist II positions slated for November — would shrink institutional expertise and leave complex patients without adequate care. Paul…
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