Children and Youth Receiving Residential Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities outside Their Family Home [electronic resource] : Trends from 1977 to 1997 / K. Charlie Lakin, Lynda Anderson and Robert Prouty.

This policy research brief summarizes changes in out-of-home placements of children and youth with mental retardation since the implementation of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) entitlements. Statistics are reported for 1977, 1987, and 19...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Lakin, K. Charlie
Corporate Author:	University of Minnesota. Institute on Community Integration
Other Authors:	Anderson, Lynda, Prouty, Robert
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1998.
Subjects:	Children. Cost Effectiveness. Data Collection. Developmental Disabilities. Federal Legislation. Federal Programs. Financial Support. Mental Retardation. Placement. Program Costs. Residential Programs. Statistical Data. Surveys. Trend Analysis. Youth.