Easterseals Opens New San Jose Clinic

<p><strong>SAN JOSE<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; Easterseals Northern California officially opened the doors to its newest facility on Oct&period; 29&comma; a San Jose clinic that expands access to essential developmental disability services for families in the region – addressing a pressing need as the prevalence of autism continues to rise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The ribbon cutting at 800 N&period; 1st St&period; brought together community leaders&comma; healthcare advocates&comma; board members&comma; Easterseals clinicians and families who benefit from the clinic’s offerings&period; Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Walnut Creek&comma; the non-profit organization serves more than 4&comma;000 individuals and families yearly with behavioral health services&comma; early intervention&comma; adult services and respite&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The San Jose opening comes at a time when there’s an industry shortage of clinicians and practitioners to provide diagnostic evaluations and flexible&comma; person and family-centered care&period; According to the CDC&comma; 1 in 22 children in California are identified as having autism&comma; underscoring the need for the comprehensive and innovative support services that the new San Jose clinic will provide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are here to open doors — not just literally&comma; but figuratively&comma; as well&comma;” said Andrea Pettiford&comma; CEO of Easterseals Northern California&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We want to ensure each individual in our care receives the personalized support they need&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Given staffing constraints and increasing prevalence&comma; families routinely find themselves waiting to receive a diagnosis and the early care their child needs during pivotal developmental years&period; The San Jose location is the organization’s 8th clinic in Northern California&period; Pettiford said it’s strategically located to help expand reach more quickly&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since its soft opening this summer&comma; the San Jose clinic has already served more than 70 families and plans to scale to support hundreds more over the next year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Guests and staff attended the event to show their support for the new clinic and the opportunities it presents for area families in need of care&period; As an introduction to the community&comma; attendees enjoyed a fall festival theme&comma; featuring sensory-friendly activities attuned to children with autism and I&sol;DDs&comma; tours of the new space and the opportunity to learn more about our care philosophy and services from the Easterseals Northern California clinical team&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For more information about Easterseals Northern California clinics and the services offered&comma; please visit&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;esnorcal&period;org&sol;locations&sol;">https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;esnorcal&period;org&sol;locations&sol;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;