The mentally retarded infant. Is placement feasible?
A 1968 questionnaire about placement resources for mentally retarded infants that was sent to public agencies in all 58 California counties showed:* Resources for counseling, placement, and financial aid for out-of-home placement are not uniformly available to all groups within the population.* Financial help with out-of-home placement of a member of a family that is not medically indigent may be available in less than one-fourth of the counties of the state.* Knowledge of resources is often inadequate. A family could be referred inappropriately from one agency to another.
D002140:California; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000600:supply & distribution*