This document describes a volunteer work project designed for nursing home and day-care center persons with minimal physical skills. Potential users of the project are cautioned to plan carefully for the host location where the project will be conducted, as the location must be easily accessible to older adults who may be handicapped and who may…

A topic of much national concern is the mental health of youth. Adolescents often enter psychiatric treatment with poor school performance, having attended numerous schools, and have very negative attitudes toward the school environment. In order to facilitate more effective psychiatric functioning, this study sought to learn more about two groups…

A saturation sample of child and adolescent residential treatment facilities and psychiatric hospitals in Florida was conducted. A total of 128 facilities completed surveys, with a response rate of 51%. The majority of those who responded were from Child Caring (CC) facilities (55%), Hospital/Intensive Residential Treatment (IRT) facilities (25%),…

To ease the transition from institutions to other school districts, the Sunland (Florida) Public School developed "transfer packets" for each severely mentally and physically handicapped person who was moving. Written by teachers, therapists, medical and other professional staff, the packets contain information regarding individual student's…

Described are the ways in which Illinois complied with the Fair Labor Standards Act regarding institutional work by handicapped residents, and reviewed are alternative approaches to vocational training. (CL)

Examined were the number and nature of interactions between 17 attendants and 15 institutionalized moderately and severely retarded children (4-to 12-years-old). (CL)

Levels of serum IgE (an immunoglobulin carrying reaginic antibody activity) were investigated in 16 Down's syndrome adolescents (12-to 18-years old) and in an equal number of retardates matched for age and sex residing in the same institution. (CL)

The Lancaster Visiting Cottage Program, located at the Massachusetts Correctional Institution at Lancaster, was implemented to allow children to visit overnight with their incarcerated mothers. It was hoped that the program would reunite mothers with their children, help them to maintain or re-establish close ties, and prepare mothers for their…

The possible casues of abuse of mentally retarded persons in residential facilities are examined and a study of all reported abuse cases occurring in Alabama's residential facilities from January, 1984, to September, 1986 is reviewed. Fifty-seven confirmed cases of abuse were identified for further examination using facility records and system…

Family caregivers may face ethical dilemmas when deciding whether a parent or spouse should enter a nursing home. There is considerable evidence that decisions about institutionalization are usually stressful and difficult for family members. This study obtained qualitative and quantitative data from two studies conducted at the Margaret Blenkner…

This report was written for the Wisconsin State Legislative Council's Special Committee on Mental Health Issues. It summarizes selected studies of mental health issues, focusing on the most recent studies conducted in Wisconsin and studies conducted elsewhere that examined issues relevant to the work of the committee. For each study reviewed,…

The struggle to provide legal rights of mentally retarded people in institutions is discussed, with particular reference to recent activities in the United States. (Author)

This article describes a group that was formed by young male residents in an extended-care facility in order to help them meet their nonmedical needs. (Author/HMV)