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Newberry Regional Mental Health Center- Developmental Services (-1992) Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics/Caro Regional Mental Health Center, Wahjamega/Caro (1914–present) Wayne County Training School, Northville Township (1926–1974) Coldwater Regional Center for Developmental Disabilities (1935-1987) Mount Pleasant Center (1937-2009)
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is a state agency in Pennsylvania [2] tasked to provide care and support to vulnerable citizens. With a range of program offices, the department administers various services including eligibility determination, foster care, early childhood development, services for individuals with disabilities, long-term living programs, and management of ...
As of 2011, all 50 states within the U.S.A have at least one ICF/IID-based program. Across the U.S., there are more than 7,000 ICFs/IID. Within these programs there are about 129,000 people with intellectual disabilities and other related conditions receiving treatment. Most have other disabilities as well as intellectual disabilities.
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is an American institution that operates in the disability field, instituted after the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. Currently, AUCD is a network that represents 67 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities ( UCEDD ) in every state and territory in the ...
The Arc of the United States is an organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organization was founded in the 1950s by parents of people with developmental disabilities. [1] Since then, the organization has established state chapters in 39 states, and 730 local chapters in states across the country. [2]
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It operates 13 Developmental Disabilities Services Offices which operate group homes for the individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in its care. Prior to July 2010, the agency was named the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. [2] [3] The agency is based in Albany, New York at 44 Holland Avenue. [4]
The Department's roots are in the "Office of Mental Retardation," established in 1959 as part of the Department of Health. [5] In 1975, it was established as the "Department of Mental Retardation" (DMR) in order to "administer the Training Schools, all other regional centers, and state operated community and residential facilities for the diagnosis, care and training of mentally challenged ...