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Peer reviewedHatton, Chris; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1995
Statistical data indicate that Scandinavia and the United Kingdom have lower rates of institutionalization of people with mental retardation/developmental disabilities than do other European Community countries and East European countries. A table shows total institutional populations, institutionalization rates, and average annual rates of change…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedLakin, K. Charlie; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1994
The total population of individuals with mental retardation/developmental disabilities in state institutions has steadily decreased since 1967 along with the number of operating state institutions. Projections indicate that decreases will continue. A graph summarizes total state institution closures between 1960 and 1995, and a table lists…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Incidence, Institutionalized Persons, Mental Retardation
Download full textWhite, Carolyn C.; And Others – 1992
This publication reports statistics on persons with mental retardation and related conditions in state-operated residential facilities in the United States, based on a survey questionnaire completed by 50 states and the District of Columbia. Part 1 presents 12 tables that provide facility, population, and cost statistics for Fiscal Year 1990 that…
Descriptors: Costs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons
White, Carolyn C.; And Others – 1991
This report presents basic descriptive statistics on persons with mental retardation and related conditions in state-operated residential facilities on June 30, 1989. The report distinguishes among facilities by size, notably those with 15 or fewer residents and those with 16 or more residents. It also distinguishes between two general classes of…
Descriptors: Costs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Individual Characteristics
Prouty, Robert, Ed.; Lakin, K. Charlie, Ed. – 1995
This report from the ongoing National Residential Information Systems Project provides statistics on persons with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities (MR/DD) receiving residential services in the United States for the year ending June 30, 1994, as well as comparative statistics from earlier years. An executive summary…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
Prouty, Robert, Ed.; Lakin, K. Charlie, Ed. – 1997
This report from the ongoing National Residential Information Systems Project provides statistics on persons with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities (MR/DD) receiving residential services in the United States for the year ending June 30, 1996, as well as comparative statistics from earlier years. Section 1 contains chapters…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
Prouty, Robert, Ed.; Lakin, K. Charlie, Ed. – 1996
This report from the ongoing National Residential Information Systems Project on Residential Services provides statistics on persons with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities (MR/DD) receiving residential services in the U.S. for the year ending June 30,1995, as well as comparative statistics from earlier years. The report…
Descriptors: Adult Foster Care, Adults, Children, Community Programs
