PROFILE
What is Fairhaven?
Our formal name is the Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities. We are a county organization, one of 88 across Ohio, that provides services and support to physically and/or mentally impaired and/or disabled individuals and their families.
We are governed by the Ohio Revised Code. ≈
We are advised by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities. ≈
We have an appointed 7-member Governing Board (5 appointed by county
commissioners and 2 by the Trumbull County Probate Court).
We serve:
Trumbull County children age birth to 2 years of age with developmental delay, and those age 3-21 who meet the special education criteria of the Ohio Department of Education. ≈
Adults with a disability that was diagnosed before the age of 22 who have at least three functional limitations in self care, language, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, learning, and economic self-sufficiency. (The sole diagnosis, however, cannot be mental illness).
| Currently, we are serving approximately 1,100 people. |
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We also offer these ancillary services:
Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapies
Residential Supports/Transportation/Health Services. |
We are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, ≈ an independent, non-profit organization that reviews facilities and grants accreditation services nationally and internationally according to a rigorous standard.
≈ This is not an official Web site of the Board. The Board does not control and cannot guarantee the timeliness or accuracy of the information on this Web site. Any views or opinions expressed herein are solely those of the creators of this Web site.
The board, leadership, and employees of the Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities are steadfast in maintaining and creating programs and services that meet the unique needs of individuals and their families.
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