The Dalia Concept

The Dalia Center was established in 2003 as a non-profit, ONLUS member corporation, its mission to provide a wide range of services to mentally handicapped, autistic, mentally retarded and developmentally disabled young children and adolescents in Italy.

We are dedicated to the well-being and development of our student/residents. Our programs are closely modelled on a recognized, established system of health care programs, in place for almost a hundred years. We are supported at international and regional levels by mental health care and educational authorities.

Our services include:

• Twenty-four hour, individualized mental health care
• Full-time or part-time residential services
• Specialized primary and supplemental educational services
• Individualized clinical and medical services
• Speech language therapy, occupational and physical therapy
• Support services for family members

For more information on our programs and services, please contact our Development Director.

Our Mission Statement

"The Dalia Center will provide for its clients a school of learning, a shelter for the mentally challenged child, adolescent and adult, a welcome center, an institution to facilitate integration into society, a place for creativity and voluntary activity, as well as a source of psychological support for parents and family members.

The Dalia Center will provide treatment programs for those with emotional, behavioural and developmental disabilities. It will offer humanitarian services for its clients, including education, medical care, housing assistance and realistic job training, preparing those clients for entry into or return to their society."