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ERIC Number: EJ552156
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-6765
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Toward Family and Community: Mental Retardation Services in Massachusetts, New England, and the United States.
Braddock, David; Hemp, Richard
Mental Retardation, v35 n4 p241-57 Aug 1997
Current trends in mental retardation services in Massachusetts were investigated using the New England region, the state of Michigan, and the United States as comparative frames of reference. Massachusetts' movement toward reducing reliance on state institutions, reallocating funding, and developing community services and family support is discussed. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Delivery Systems, Family Needs, Financial Support, Human Services, Mental Retardation, Trend Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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