Dear Jim, On March 11, President Trump released his proposed FY 2020 budget. For the third straight year, the Administration has proposed eliminating the Paralysis Resource Center (PRC). Funding for the PRC represents just .011 percent of the entire budget for the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), and .00014 percent of Trump’s total…
It is widely accepted that persons living with serious mental illness will die 25 years earlier than the overall population average. Are we missing a larger issue, that of loneliness? By addressing the challenges of loneliness can we increase the life expectancy of persons living with serious mental illness? The first step is to understand…
An informational alert prepared by Fifth Freedom Information courtesy of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) On April 16, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) will present a webinar on community living and participation for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Learn about a model of community living…
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