Jagran sakhi magazine
Jagran sakhi magazine Jagran sakhi magazine published this article page no 16 Early childhood (0-6 years) is a critical period that determines a persons ability to reach herhis lifelong health social and economic potential. Providing quality childhood intervention early in its life helps to develop the skills needed to enable them to lead an independent and dignified life. As such early identification of disability is crucial for therapeutic intervention to reduce the disability burden. Recognising this DEPwD set up 14 Early Intervention Centres at its National InstitutesComposite Regional Centres located in Delhi Dehradun Lucknow Sundernagar Patna Bhopal Mumbai Kolkata Cuttack Rajnandgaon Secunderabad Nellore Chennai and Kozhikode. These centres are equipped with facilities for screening at-risk cases providing therapeutic services such as speech therapy occupational therapy physiotherapy behavioural therapy parentaVpeer counselling and preparatory school for enhancing the cognitive ...