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County staff outline early intervention services for children 0–3 and funding structure
Summary
Franklin County presented its Early Intervention program, describing services for children 0–3, funding sources (state early intervention funds, Medical Assistance, Infant Toddler Families waiver), a roughly 500-child caseload across Franklin and Fulton counties, and operational details including 14 provider agencies and interpretation services.
County staff from the Mental Health, Early Intervention and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (MHIDDEI) department gave an overview of the county’s Early Intervention program, which provides assessment and therapy services to children from birth to age 3 and their families at no cost to eligible families.
Stacy Brookins, MHIDDEI administrator, and Jen Halbecker, Early Intervention program specialist, told commissioners the program is an entitlement overseen by the state Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL). Brookins said funding comes from Department of Human Services early-intervention allocations, Medical Assistance,…
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