EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES

CAPE ANN Early Intervention has been providing services to children ages 0-3 in the Cape Ann area since 1977. The program was certified by the Department of Public Health in 1987. It is located on Dodge Street in Beverly and serves over 300 infants and toddlers and their families. The program provides community based services to children in the towns of Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, Manchester, Beverly, Hamilton, Wenham, Ipswich and Topsfield.

FAMILY SUPPORT Early Intervention opened its doors in 1993 in response to the unmet needs in several towns and cities of the North Shore. It currently serves over 300 children and families in the communities of Danvers, Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Peabody, Salem, Saugus, Swampscott and Revere. The program is located on Sylvan Street in Danvers.

Both of our programs are founded on the belief that each family has the right to maximize the developmental and learning potential of their child and to enhance the quality of their life. The Early Intervention Programs of the North Shore ARC are monitored and licensed by the Department of Public Health.

• Mission: To provide family-centered developmental services to children who are experiencing or are at risk for developmental delay.


• Lead State Agency: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Perinatal and Early Childhood Health:


• Eligibility: Children between birth and age three who have:
        Established risk: Disorders that cause developmental delays such as spina bifida, cerebral palsy and Down Syndrome;
        Biological risk: Difficulties which may develop subsequent to events such as prematurity, low birth weight, failure-to-thrive;
        Environmental risk: Problems stemming from poor nutrition, lead poisoning, drug exposure in utero, and other issues
        affecting the family environment.
  


• Professional Staff: May include:
        Developmental Educator
        Nurse
        Occupational Therapist
        Physical Therapist
        Social Worker
        Speech Pathologist
        Psychologist
  


• Services: May include:
        Developmental Evaluation
        Creation of an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)
        Occupational Therapist
        Community-Based Group Supports
        Parent-Child Groups
        Parent Support Groups
        Parent and Professional Training and Education
        Referral Services
  


• Areas served and Contacts:
        Cape Ann: Intake Coordinator, (978) 921-1182
        Beverly, Gloucester, Ipswich, Rockport, Hamilton, Wenham, Manchester, Essex, and Topsfield.
  
        Family Support: Intake Coordinator, (978) 774-7570
        Danvers, Salem Peabody, Marblehead, Middleton, Lynn, Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott, Nahant, Revere
  
  


• Referral: Open:
        Family, self referral
        Physician
        Hospital/clinic
        Day care provider
        Social service agency
        VNA/home health agency
  


• Cost: There is an annual participation fee charged to families on a sliding fee basis. Services are paid for by Medicaid, Massachusetts health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations (HMO’s) with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health being the payer of last resort.
  


• Public Information (Department of Public Health):
        1-800 462-5015
        TDD 617-727-7218