Richmond Nonprofits and Charities

This company had really been an asset to the area of Ray County! Suzan Breen and staff are caring, compassionate, and driven. They strive for greatness and achieve it. I have worked with special needs services of Ray County and the love their community they serve have for them is amazing. The CAP program has brought not only an avenue for their community but others from the community to meet and exist. It's created an outlet for many people including myself and my family to enjoy some wholesome fun and friendly competitions. I could speak for days about how great this business is.

I have known Robert Cox for decades in a variety of roles. In 2015 he came to me and shared his method for treating autism from a trauma perspective. I see that others in the mental health field are now coming around to embrace the trauma perspective. Welcome aboard! Robert and I share a vision of better treatment for a person with disability and a fully included lifestyle. We agree that not all disabilities are visible. Special Needs Services of Ray County has partnered with Robert Cox to provide assessment and treatment recommendations as well as providing on-going therapy. He has achieved some miraculous results. He is the first person I reach out to when the individuals I serve are in crisis. I have attached a photo of Robert's book, "The Life Recovery Method: Autism Treatment from a Trauma Perspective." Inside the front cover of his book you will see my words of 2015, "One third of all the individuals served by Special Needs Services of Ray County have a diagnosis of autism. Many of those individuals have experienced a trauma that reemerges in episodes of self-harm, depression, harm to others, and isolation. Mr. Cox has taught Mindfulness Training to individuals with autism that has allowed these individuals to move their thoughts past the trauma. I credit Mr. Cox with encouraging individuals to focus on what their life can become. Individuals are now making eye contact with others and speaking for themselves. The are working alongside their neighbors in competitive jobs. Many have left their natural homes and are learning how to live with supports in their community. Without the assessment and on-going therapy provided by Mr. Cox, our agency would still be responding to 911 calls and attempting to console desperate caregivers." Suzan Breen, Executive Director, Special Needs Services of Ray County.