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Deinstitutionalization of People With Developmental Disabilities: A Review of the Literature

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
8 July 2009

Abstract

Ontario has recently closed its last 3 institutions for persons with developmental disabilities. Very little research has been conducted on Canadian deinstitutionalization projects, and the impacts and bona fides of such endeavours have not been well documented in Canada. However, the closing of institutions has occurred in most Western jurisdictions and has been the subject of much research in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Although community services are of variable quality, this literature review suggests that the Ontario plan to close institutional facilities in favour of community-based residential services will be of general benefit to former institutional residents.

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L'Ontario vient de fermer ses 3 derniers établissements résidentiels pour personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle. Jusqu'à présent, il n'y a pas eu beaucoup de recherche sur les projets de désinstitutionalisation au Canada, et on ne peut donc pas citer une grande documentation canadienne appuyant le bien-fondé de ce genre d'initiative. Cependant, la fermeture d'institutions est chose courante dans la plupart des juridictions du monde occidentale et a été l'objet de beaucoup de recherches en Australie, au Royaume-Uni et aux États-Unis. Bien que les services communautaires soient de qualité variable, cette recension suggère que le projet de l'Ontario visant à fermer ses établissements et à favoriser des services résidentiels communautaires sera bienfaisant aux anciens pensionnaires d'établissements.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 28Number 1April 2009
Pages: 181 - 194

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Raymond A. Lemay
Services to Children and Adults Plantagenet, Ontario

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