On Wednesday, the New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) announced via a press release that it had appointed members ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Research shows individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities are more than twice as likely to fall victim to abuse, according to the Bureau of Justice ...
From 2017 through 2023, roughly 2,680 people with developmental disabilities died under the care of the state of Missouri — on average, one person every day. This story was commissioned by the River ...
CHANGES FOR CAREGIVERS AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. ADVOCATES RAISED CONCERNS LATE LAST YEAR, NOTING MORE THAN 1400 REPORTS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN THE DEVELOPMENTAL ...
Group advocating to keep Columbus Monument, reacts to OHA design competition For the first time since a new design competition was announced, the group advocating to keep the Christopher Columbus ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a three-part series on New Hampshire’s intellectual and developmental disability care system. Part II will be published the weekend of Nov. 22-23, and Part III the ...
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Months after systemic abuse within the state’s developmental disabilities care program came to light, health officials are continuing to try to improve the ability to report ...
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – New Mexico has conducted a sweeping review of the Developmental Disabilities program, which provides services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Disability advocates and residents urged the Maryland Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday to advance legislation designed to prevent people with developmental disabilities from losing Medicaid ...