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Lewis, Dorethea, Ed. – 1978
This Federal Council on Aging report contains recommendations for a national policy regarding services for the frail elderly and describes the principles on which the recommendations are based. Recommended core services are discussed and characteristics and statistics relating to the frail elderly are identified. The report describes existing…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Federal Programs, Geriatrics
Davis, Richard H., Ed. – 1976
Completely revised and updated since its first edition in 1973, the book explores an even wider range of concerns regarding gerontology. Part 1 presents an overview of the multiple aspects of gerontology, and includes the following chapters: (1) Aging: Prospects and Issues, Richard H. Davis; (2) Aging: The Psychologist's Perspective, James E.…
Descriptors: Age, Anthologies, Bibliographies, Geriatrics
President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC. – 1979
The National Multicultural Seminar on Mental Retardation among Minority Disadvantaged Populations was initiated in response to concern about the root causes of mental retardation especially in mild forms which tend to be more prevalent and more devastating among persons living in depressed, disrupted, and impoverished environments. Nineteen papers…
Descriptors: Blacks, Civil Liberties, College Role, Community Services