title: Overview of a research programme designed to address key issues in the planning and delivery of services for people with mental handicap.
abstract: This paper describes the programme of mental handicap research funded by the UK Department of Health, which addresses issues of policy, planning and service delivery of key interest to all involved professionals. The author is manager of the research programme and the research discussed covers the provision of good community residential care, hospital contraction, costs, other services in the community, supporting children with mental handicaps at home with their families, and the special needs of certain groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, London, England.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Griffin
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends*; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000639:trends*; D004739:England; D006208:Halfway Houses / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*