Projects
For more than 30 years, HSRI Projects have been helping to improve human service systems in a wide range of Focus Areas and Topics. To view a selection of our Projects by a specific Focus Area or Topic you can make your selection in the "View By" menu found below. You can also sort Projects chronologically or alphabetically by using the "Organize Projects" menu found below.
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Housing for Developmentally Disabled Citizens: An Analysis of Policy Issues
(1977-1978)As part of a larger assessment of the impact of federal housing programs on community alternatives for people with developmental disabilities, HSRI conducted an analysis of specific federal, state and local housing policies.
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Deinstitutionalization of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Assessment of Experiences in Five States
(1976-1978)This study is a companion assessment to the research noted above. As part of a second study funded by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HSRI joined with Lewin and Associates to conduct an in-depth analysis of deinstitutionalization activities involving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in five states.
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Deinstitutionalization of People with Developmental Disabilitied Persons: A Conceptual Analysis and Guide for State Officials
(1976-1977)This early study conducted in the late 1970s, focused on the movement toward community-based care for people with developmental disabilities, and its subsequent impact on the current shape and content of the system of services.
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Collection of Consumer and Family Data and An Assessment of the Quest Quality Assurance Process for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
()This project was funded by the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation and has two major objectives: To assess the implementation of the state's comprehensive quality assurance process, and to conduct a survey of individuals and families receiving services from the state.
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