Using Innovative Research And Evaluation We:
- develop comprehensive, community-based systems of care and support
- support parent-infant relationships through home visiting and research
- improve finance services for young children and families
- promote early language literacy with ethnically diverse families
- measure and monitor state and federal outcomes for children
- coordinate services for children and youth with severe emotional disturbances
- guide health care decision-making through continuous quality improvement
The Early Intervention Research Institute is one of the largest research projects at the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD). EIRI is an interdisciplinary group of researchers currently funded by a variety of federal, state, and private grants and contracts to conduct research on efficacy questions and other areas of concern, to collect cost and cost-effectiveness data, to develop demonstration programs, to provide technical assistance, and to disseminate information regarding these activities.
The Early Intervention Research Institute (EIRI) also known as the Research and Evaluation Division of the Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) conducts a variety of projects designed to discover, develop and validate new knowledge, better intervention techniques, and more successful training procedures. Staff conduct program evaluations for federal, state and local programs serving persons with developmental disabilities to assist decision makers in program improvement. Research and evaluation activities play an important role at the CPD and every division is involved in research at some level.