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Peer reviewedHolmes, Raymond F. – Mental Retardation, 1979
Characteristics of five community living arrangements which serve mentally handicapped adults in southwestern urban Pennsylvania were studied. Among findings of the study were that community reactions were positive toward apartment clusters but negative toward group homes. Other findings showed that 61 percent of the CLA residents were engaged in…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Attitudes, Group Homes, Institutional Characteristics
