Home Away from Home: Hall Mercer Children's Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Ma.

Filler, Martin

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ERIC Number: EJ197866

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Publication Date: 1979-Mar

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Home Away from Home: Hall Mercer Children's Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Ma.

Filler, Martin

Progressive Architecture, v60 n3 p76-83 Mar 1979

A specialized facility originally designed for the care, study, and treatment of autistic children, now is used as a diagnostic center for children (up to age 12) with a wide range of behavior-related disturbances: developmental difficulties, delinquency, and severe emotional illnesses. (Author/MLF)

Descriptors: Architectural Character, Autism, Building Design, Day Care Centers, Emotional Disturbances, Environmental Influences, Hospitalized Children, Mental Disorders

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Language: English

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