California law and regulation requires that regional centers display on their Web sites information about the dollar value of services they purchase for clients. These data (called "purchase of service" or "POS" data) must be reported separately by clients' ethnic/racial group, langauge and diagnosis.
Check Out Our PSA in LA Parent Online and in Print
Throughout the past year, referrals to the Early Start program have declined, and it's not because there are not as many children who need services. The pandemic, as with so many aspects of life, has affected the many avenues through which children who may be in need of Early Start services are referred to the program. So one year into this, there is an active effort to reach parents and early childhood caregivers to increase awareness of how to get help and access available resources. So check out Lanterman's PSA in the most recent edition of LA Parent online and in-print that was distributed to over 150,000 readers.