There is also something called “Early Intervention” which, for very young children, is run by the state. It transitions to the local school district at age 2.5. As the name would suggest, it’s targeted to kids who might need a little extra help meeting milestones. If your doctor is talking about Headstart (which is a federal program from the 1960s aimed at socioeconomically disadvantaged kids), it’s possible they really meant EI (early intervention). Kids qualify for EI based on all kinds of things — from physical disabilities to social/ emotional circumstances which have left them a little behind the curve. You will need to actually call the school department in your town to find out about this, if this is what you mean. My own kids both went through the EI program, but only one still needed it at the age where the towns take over from the state. We had to call the director of EI for the town, get assessed, etc.

Here’s a list of where to look for every town in the Commonwealth.

https://www.massfamilyties.org/early-intervention-programs-throughout-the-commonwealth/#CatchArea4

It’s fairly new and not well studied. That said, I have definitely heard of people opening these treatment centers in order to make a fast buck.

I’m an anesthesiologist; I handle these medications every day and I wouldn’t feel comfortable using ketamine for the purpose of detoxing someone without knowing a lot more than I already do. If you feel this could be helpful I’d look for one run by a psychiatrist with or without the addition of a pharmacologist or an anesthesiologist.

My point in this post is that an OB-Gyn has no business doing that without loads more training. An MD does not confer knowledge of everything. As we all recall, a board-certified cardiologist managed to kill Michael Jackson with propofol.

Im happy for you that you are on a recovery path and I hope you find things that help you along the way.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29339294/

See also https://ketaminetherapyla.com/ketamine-for-addiction/ for example

Guys, she’s board-certified in OB-Gyn yet she’s practicing “addiction medicine.” This is likely quackery. A lot of people are opening up “ketamine clinics” to help people detox from addiction but as a person trained in Obstetrics and Gynecology she would have no idea what she’s doing, other than separating people from their money. I got this from the Board of Registration in Medicine, by the way. It’s public information.

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