Nova Southeastern University will partner with the Kapila Family Foundation to open the feeding disorders clinic services at the Mailman Segal Center through June of this year for free.
A grant of $669,282 was awarded to the Mailman Segal Center by the Florida Department of Education to fund feeding services. The feeding disorders clinic provides multidisciplinary and comprehensive feeding services and treatments to Florida residents. The department of education’s grant was supported by Senator Lauren Book and Representative Jared Moskowitz. The grant will be used to fund the costs of providing free services to over 100 families in Florida.
In an NSU press release, Dr. Roni Cohen, the dean of the Mailman Segal Center for Human Development, stated, “We are honored and grateful to be the recipient of this funding for the Kapila Family Foundation Feeding Disorders Clinic. By offering these clinical services at no cost to children who reside in the State of Florida, many more children will receive our evidence-based treatment that has a remarkably high success rate.”
The mission of the Kapila Family Foundation feeding disorders clinic is “for children who refuse to eat an adequate volume of food or for those who limit the variety of food they willingly accept, the Feeding Disorders Clinic works with an inter-professional team to support healthy eating habits and transform mealtimes into successful experiences. With the help of behavioral psychology, nutrition, and speech pathology focusing on oral-motor concerns, the clinic provides comprehensive evaluation and intervention services to support the child and the family with feeding difficulties.”
“When a child has a problem with feeding, it is something that affects the whole family and often one simple [solution] does not exist. We have a multidisciplinary team that works with not only the child but the whole family which has resulted in a 92 percent success rate for patients treated here at NSU’s Mailman Segal Center for Human Development,” said Dr. Roseanne Lesack, the director of the feeding disorders clinic, in an NSU news release.
For more information on intensive or outpatient services to fit a child’s specific needs or concerns, call 954-262-CARE.
