Deinstitutionalisation and community living : progress, problems and priorities
By: Mansell, Jim.
Series: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability 31 (2) 2006: 65-76.Publisher: 2006Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): AUSTRALIA | CANADA | COMMUNITY LIVING | DEINSTITUTIONALISATION | EUROPE | GOVERNMENT POLICY | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | NEW ZEALAND | NORWAY | OUTCOMES | PROBLEMS | PROGRESS | SERVICE PROVISION | SWEDEN | UNITED STATES OF AMERICASummary: Notes that deinstitutionalisation of services for people with intellectual disabilities has become a focus of disability policy in many countries. Believes that research for the most part supports this strategy but points out that outcomes are not uniformly better for everyone who moves to community living. Explores reasons for variability in service quality and highlights important lessons for countries starting to modernise services.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Notes that deinstitutionalisation of services for people with intellectual disabilities has become a focus of disability policy in many countries. Believes that research for the most part supports this strategy but points out that outcomes are not uniformly better for everyone who moves to community living. Explores reasons for variability in service quality and highlights important lessons for countries starting to modernise services.
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