A Longitudinal Comparison of Day Program Services and Outcomes of People Who Left Institutions and Those Who Stayed.

Stancliffe, Roger J.; Lakin, K. Charlie

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ERIC Number: EJ587717

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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A Longitudinal Comparison of Day Program Services and Outcomes of People Who Left Institutions and Those Who Stayed.

Stancliffe, Roger J.; Lakin, K. Charlie

Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v24 n1 p44-57 Spr 1999

This study provides longitudinal analysis of day program and work activities of 61 individuals leaving Minnesota state institutions and a comparison group of 71 people remaining institutionalized. Only 13% of movers experienced integrated employment. As a group, the people who remained institutionalized actually earned more money. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Day Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Income, Institutionalized Persons, Longitudinal Studies, Mental Retardation, Supported Employment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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