Deinstitutionalization: Those Left Behind.

Morell, Bonnie Brown

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ERIC Number: EJ213965

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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Deinstitutionalization: Those Left Behind.

Morell, Bonnie Brown

Social Work, v24 n6 p528-32 Nov 1979

The rate at which retarded children are deinstitutionalized is being slowed by this country's failure to emphasize programs supportive of these children's families. The author proposes changes in policy to increase assistance and support to the family as a unit. (Author)

Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Family Involvement, Family Life, Federal Programs, Handicapped Children, Institutions, Mental Retardation, Public Policy, Social Work

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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