Deinstitutionalisation of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A Review of Australian Studies.

Young, Louise; Sigafoos, Jeff; Suttie, Janene; Ashman, Adrian; Grevell, Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ570204

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Publication Date: 1998

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Deinstitutionalisation of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A Review of Australian Studies.

Young, Louise; Sigafoos, Jeff; Suttie, Janene; Ashman, Adrian; Grevell, Paul

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, v23 n2 p155-70 Jun 1998

A review of eight Australian projects and 13 studies involving 289 individuals with mental retardation found that community-based placements were associated with increased adaptive behavior, greater community participation, and improved contact with family and friends. There was little or no change in problem behavior, health, or mortality. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Behavior Change, Community Involvement, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Family Relationship, Foreign Countries, Group Homes, Mental Retardation, Mortality Rate, Physical Health, Program Effectiveness, Residential Programs

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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