EASTERSEALS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

DURING 2024, WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE OUR CAREGIVER-LED APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS (ABA) SERVICES FOR FAMILIES. THIS APPROACH TO ABA IS ROOTED IN OUR PERSON-CENTEREDVCARE PHILOSOPHY, WHICH HONORS THE IMPORTANCE OF DECREASING CAREGIVER STRESS AND INCREASING EFFICACY AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CAREGIVER COACHING. WE RE-OPENED OUR IN-PERSON GROUP ABA SERVICES AT ALL OF OUR CLINICS, RESULTING IN 73 NEW GROUPS BEING FORMED AND SERVICES BEING DELIVERED TO OVER 250 NEW CLIENTS. SIMILARLY, OUR SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS (A SERVICE LINE THAT GROUPS CHILDREN AND TEENS BY AGE AND INTEREST TO FOSTER SOCIALIZATION AND EDUCATION ENRICHMENT), OUR CHAT PROGRAM (FOCUSING ON LANGUAGE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 6), OUR COMPASS-BEHAVIORAL PROGRAM (HELPS YOUTH-AGED CHILDREN WITH ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING) AND OUR CONNECT PROGRAM (COACHING TO INCREASE WELLBEING FOR FAMILIES OF LOVED ONES WITH PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES) ALL CONTINUED PROVIDING CARE TO OUR 3,607 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLIENTS AND FAMILIES WITH OVER 170,000 HOURS OF SERVICE. IN MAY, OUR DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION SERVICES LAUNCHED TO ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE FAMILIES TO SEEK AND RECEIVE ASSESSMENTS FOR AUTISM, FOLLOWING AN EVALUATION WITH A PSYCHOLOGIST. SINCE MAY, 109 CLIENTS HAVE BENEFITTED FROM THIS SERVICE, WHICH REFLECTS THE NEED FOR SERVICES AND RESOURCES IN OUR REGION AND ENSURES THAT SERVICE GAPS CONTINUE TO ABATE AND PAVE THE WAY FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. ALSO IN 2024, ESNORCAL OPENED A NEW CLINIC IN SAN JOSE TO SUPPORT AN IDENTIFIED GAP IN THE COMMUNITY FOR CLINIC-BASED SERVICES. SINCE OPENING IN JUNE, 21 NEW SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS AND GROUP ABA COHORTS HAVE FORMED, TOTALING OVER 500 CLIENTS IN THE SAN JOSE AREA.

THROUGHOUT 2024, ESNORCAL'S EARLY INTERVENTION (EI) PROGRAM SERVED OVER 1,400 FAMILIES, HELPING CHILDREN TO CLOSE DEVELOPMENTAL GAPS THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS THAT ADDRESS DELAYS IN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT, MOTOR SKILLS AND LANGUAGE. PRACTITIONERS CONTINUED TO HELP SUPPORT FAMILIES THROUGH COACHING AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS CONSULTING WITH SCHOOLS, CHILDCARE AGENCIES AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS. OUR EI PROGRAMS SERVE CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 5 THROUGH OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NUMEROUS REGIONAL CENTERS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE MADE GREAT HEADWAY IN CONTINUING TO IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR EI ACROSS THE NORTHERNMOST AREAS OF ESNORCAL'S REGION APPROACHING THE OREGON BORDER, INCLUDING MENDOCINO, SHASTA AND HUMBOLDT COUNTIES. WE MAINTAIN THAT RECOGNIZING DELAYS EARLY, BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN AN ASSESSMENT, AND MOVING CHILDREN QUICKLY INTO TREATMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO HELPING THEM CATCH UP DURING CRITICAL STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT; BY PROVIDING MOST OF OUR EI SERVICES TO BILINGUAL AND SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES, OUR SUPPORT WAS ACCESSIBLE TO EVEN MORE FAMILIES.