The EIDC will respond to four profound – currently unmet – needs that will contribute to the prevention of abandonment and institutionalization of infants and children:

• Providing therapeutic services for development of children with disabilities.
• Increased adaptive parenting skills for parents of children with disabilities.
• Increased awareness of the need and benefits of early intervention services among parents of children with disabilities.
• Increased awareness of the need for knowledge of early intervention services among medical and social services personnel affiliated with families where an infant or toddler has a disability.