The CSH–RUCARES Severe Behavior Program
This morning NCSA-NJ visited the CSH–RUCARES Severe Behavior Program, and the co-located feeding clinic. It was great touring their facilities, speaking with their leadership team, and meeting the family of a client.
Our net take-aways:
NJ is lucky to have a program like this. It is one of just a handful in the country.
Their work makes a real difference. It impacts not just in the lives of their clients but their parents and siblings as well
The waiting list is FAR too long. A year or more is not ok for families dealing with crises every single day. And we were told only a small fraction of students that requiring this sort of program actually even apply
There is a real need for funding and policy changes to fix this. Families in crisis here in NJ should not have to wait a year or more for medically-necessary interventions.
Helping drive these changes is a core part of the NCSA-NJ mission.
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