regional centers

The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) contracts with 21 private, nonprofit Regional Centers to provide, among other activities specified in law, intake and assessment and life long voluntary case management services to eligible individuals pursuant to the Lanterman Act. Regional Centers were created in statute to provide fixed points on contact in the community for persons with developmental disabilities and their families so they may have access to the services and supports best suited to them throughout their lifetime.

California Department of Developmental Services web site page: www.dds.ca.gov/complaints
California Department of Developmental Services telephone number: (916) 654-1987.