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Overview of a research programme designed to address key issues in the planning and delivery of services for people with mental handicap
Author(s) -
GRIFFIN J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1989.tb01503.x
Subject(s) - mental handicap , mental health , community service , service delivery framework , key (lock) , service (business) , nursing , psychology , public relations , medicine , psychiatry , business , political science , computer science , computer security , marketing
. This paper describes the programme of mental handicap research funded by the UK Department of Health, which addresses issues of policy, planning and service delivery of key interest to all involved professionals. The author is manager of the research programme and the research discussed covers the provision of good community residential care, hospital contraction, costs, other services in the community, supporting children with mental handicaps at home with their families, and the special needs of certain groups.