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Peer reviewedLakin, K. Charlie; Anderson, Lynda; Prouty, Robert – Mental Retardation, 1998
Summarizes changes in out-of-home placements of children and youth with mental retardation since the implementation of the Supplemental Security Income program and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act entitlements. The statistics show a decrease from 90,942 children in residential settings in 1977 to 25,842 children in 1997. (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Federal Legislation, Incidence
