CATALIGHT FOUNDATION

CATALIGHT FORMED AND OVERSEES CATALIGHT CARE SERVICES (CCS). AS ONE OF THE LARGEST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORKS IN THE US, CCS MANAGES OVER 120 PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS WITH MORE THAN 15,000 CLINICIANS, PROVIDING DIRECT CARE TO OVER 25,000 INDIVIDUALS AND IMPACTING OVER 75,000 LIVES ANNUALLY.

Overview of Programs and Services Offered by the Catalight Group 1. RESEARCH EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH LED BY LEADING SCIENTISTS ON AUTISM AND INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (I/DD) INFORMS POLICY AND CUTTING-EDGE TREATMENT STRATEGIES. CATALIGHT'S RESEARCH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE TEAM DEVELOPS PERSON-CENTERED STANDARDS OF CARE USING REAL-WORLD DATA. 2. PHILANTHROPY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING THROUGH THE CATALIGHT FOUNDATION RADICALLY ACCELERATES THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE AUTISM AND I/DD JOURNEY. AS THE ORGANIZATION'S FUNDRAISING ARM, IT DRIVES SYSTEMIC CHANGE TO ADDRESS RISING PREVALENCE RATES, ELIMINATE LONG WAIT TIMES FOR EVALUATIONS (OFTEN MONTHS OR YEARS), AND OVERCOME BARRIERS RELATED TO RACE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND GEOGRAPHY. IN MANY U.S. REGIONS, WAITLISTS REACH TWO YEARS AND 84% OF COUNTIES LACK ADEQUATE DIAGNOSTIC RESOURCES. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE EVERY FAMILY RECEIVES TIMELY ANSWERS, AND EVERY CHILD GETS THE EARLY SUPPORT NEEDED TO THRIVE. 3. ADVOCACY POLICIES AND REGULATORY SUPPORT ENABLE VALUE-BASED AUTISM AND I/DD CARE DELIVERY GLOBALLY. CATALIGHT ADVANCES ACCESSIBLE, FLEXIBLE, AND FAMILY-EMPOWERED CARE MODELS THROUGH RESEARCH-BACKED GUIDELINES AND PERSON-CENTERED STANDARDS THAT MOVE BEYOND OUTDATED, ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL APPROACHES. 4. CARE NETWORK VALUE-BASED, HUMAN-CENTERED CARE NETWORKS PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE AND PRECISE HEALTH SERVICES ACROSS DIVERSE REGIONS. CATALIGHT OFFERS FAMILIES MEANINGFUL CHOICE BY EVOLVING ITS TREATMENT PORTFOLIO. 5. EDUCATION CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT EQUIPS CLINICIANS, PRACTITIONERS, AND FAMILIES WITH CUTTING-EDGE, RESEARCH-BASED KNOWLEDGE THROUGH CATALIGHT ACADEMY, AN ONLINE EDUCATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO RUNS A POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAM WITH AN INITIAL COHORT OF SIX PSYCHOLOGISTS, PREPARING THEM UNDER EXPERT SUPERVISION TO CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE AUTISM EVALUATIONS AND HELP ADDRESS THE GROWING SHORTAGE OF DIAGNOSTIC PROFESSIONALS. 6. TECHNOLOGY PURPOSE-BUILT NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTEGRATE KEY STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE CARE JOURNEY. THESE TOOLS SUPPORT COORDINATED, DATA-DRIVEN DELIVERY OF PERSON-CENTERED SERVICES, IMPROVING ACCESS, EFFICIENCY, AND OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND I/DD.