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.
Viewing Projects By Topic: Deinstitutionalization
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Where Does North Carolina Stand? A comparison of Medicaid-funded Residential Service Trends, Nationally and in North Carolina for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
(2010)Where Does North Carolina Stand? A comparison of Medicaid-funded residential service trends
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In Support of a Sustainable Future: Responding to the Needs of People with Developmental Disabilities in New Jersey
(2010)The Human Services Research Institute, under contract from the New Jersey Council for Developmental Disabilities, conducted interviews and analyzed national data to provide the Council with initiatives for their 5 year plan.
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A Strategic Path Forward: Responding to the Needs of People with Developmental Disabilities in Florida
(2008-2009)This initiative was a collaborative effort with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, families and individuals with developmental disabilities, developmental disabilities organizations and other stakeholders to develop a strategic plan for a system of supports so that individuals with developmental disabilities can live self-directed lives in the community.
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A Blueprint for System Redesign in Illinois
(2006-2007)The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) contracted with HSRI to develop a Blueprint for System Redesign in Illinois to reduce the state's over reliance on large congregate care facilities and increase quality community supports for people with developmental disabilities. The Blueprint will lay out concrete, specific system redesign action steps, their rationale, and how their implementation should be sequenced over a seven-year period.
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Assessment of the Well-Being of Former Belchertown Residents
(1992)This study involved an assessment of the progress and status of individuals with developmental disabilities who left Belchertown State School in Massachusetts to reside in the community and of individuals still residing at the institution.
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