Authorities in Brooklyn arrested nine therapists, including three from Long Island, for allegedly swindling over $3 million from a program meant to help developmentally disabled children. The New York ...

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres has accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of bungling oversight of New York’s early intervention program for toddlers with developmental disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome.

More than anything, a family expecting a child hopes for a clean bill of health. For families who have received an unexpected diagnosis for their newborns, the early intervention program through the ...

As mental health professionals are well aware, self-harm and suicide are serious concerns in people with schizophrenia. Early intervention services (EIS) for patients with first-episode schizophrenia ...

With all the acrimony amongst politicians these days, there is one concept that just about everyone subscribes to: that government has a responsibility to attend to the needs of the frail elderly and ...

Three Long Islanders are among nine early-intervention therapists accused of bilking government agencies out of millions for sessions with developmentally disabled children that never took place, ...

In late winter, Jeff Bridges got word that state-funded therapy for his 1-year-old son, who was born prematurely, would be slashed by half starting in July. Bridges was upset. But he had a better ...

Update 8:20 p.m. Feb. 28, 2025: Officials from the Department of Early Childhood sent a memo to providers and families Friday afternoon that all cost containment strategies are paused until further ...