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Why Are People With Intellectual Disability Moved “Out‐of‐Area”?
Author(s) -
Perry David W.,
Shervington Tracy,
Mungur Neil,
Marston Geoff,
Martin David,
Brown Gill
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of policy and practice in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1741-1130
pISSN - 1741-1122
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2007.00119.x
Subject(s) - situated , institutionalisation , dehumanization , psychology , intellectual disability , project commissioning , criminology , public relations , sociology , political science , psychiatry , publishing , law , artificial intelligence , computer science
Some people with intellectual disabilities (ID) continue to be provided with accommodations that are outside their local area, away from familiar people and places. Although studies have been scarce on this topic, there is evidence to suggest that this does not always provide the best outcome for individuals in terms of quality of life. The authors undertook a survey to look at the personal characteristics of 89 persons with ID originally from the city of Coventry in the UK, and now situated by local health or social services authorities in locations other than the immediate Coventry area. The authors found that the number of people being placed “out‐of‐area” is increasing; among them are persons with autistic spectrum disorder (particularly those transitioning into adulthood), those with a past history of behavior resulting in action by the criminal justice system, and those with a history of aggression toward others. There are concerns that the commissioning and provision of “out‐of‐area” services echo the dehumanizing institutionalization policies that dominated the first part of the 20th century, are lacking in coordination, and are proving to be more expensive than locally provided services.