Decreases Continue in Out-of-Home Residential Placements of Children and Youth with Mental Retardation.

Lakin, K. Charlie; Anderson, Lynda; Prouty, Robert

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Publication Date: 1998

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Decreases Continue in Out-of-Home Residential Placements of Children and Youth with Mental Retardation.

Lakin, K. Charlie; Anderson, Lynda; Prouty, Robert

Mental Retardation, v36 n2 p165-67 Apr 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, Mental Retardation, Population Trends, Residential Care, Residential Institutions, Statistics, Student Placement

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

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