Center for Discovery a Center of Excellence

FRITZ MAYER
Posted 1/11/17

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — The Center for Discovery (CFD), which has been housing and giving support to people with serious disabilities for 60 years, has been named as a partner in the creation of …

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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — The Center for Discovery (CFD), which has been housing and giving support to people with serious disabilities for 60 years, has been named as a partner in the creation of a Centers of Excellence program for children with complex disabilities. The designation comes from the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD).

On January 5, OPWDD announced the partnership between CFD, the Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) and Upstate Cerebral Palsy (Upstate CP), in the creation of the Centers of Excellence, which will address the care and treatment of children with complex disabilities. The partnership will be funded with state and federal money.

According to an OPWDD press release, “The goals of the Centers of Excellence are to launch an intense and coordinated effort aimed at identifying best practices for intervention, conducting research, and developing new treatments and strategies to support children with autism and other disorders in the most integrated setting. The three separate Centers of Excellence will benefit from the collective intelligence and insights of each member organization and, in turn, work with New York State agencies and other providers.”

“Now that we are better able to identify children and families who need support, we need to better address the supports and systems available and make sure we are better able to meet their complex needs,” said Kerry Delaney, acting commissioner of the OPWDD. “This innovative project will address the urgent and fast growing needs of children with autism and other intellectual disabilities and define more effective supports for children and their families.”

Developmental Disabilities Institute Executive Director John Lessard noted, “The funding under this grant is giving our centers the ability to take current systems supporting our children to an exciting new level, one that will have a significant positive impact on their quality of life and the quality of life of their families.”

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