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Rain Man vs. reality
“Too often the mental health-care system has not grown to meet the different and complex challenges (of people with developmental disabilities) that such ailments impose in adolescence and adulthood.”1 It’s fascinating that CAMH’s new Centre for Adult Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and … Continue reading
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Tagged broken system, CAMH, Centre for Adult Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Mental Health, community living panacea, developmental disabilities, dual diagnosis, mental health, Ministry of Health, Ontario, Ontario Liberal government, panacea of choice, psychiatrist, Rain Man, regional centres, social integration, social isolation, Social workers, unmitigated disaster, waiting lists
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“Community Living” not a panacea for people with developmental disabilities
Twelve years ago this month the residents and staff of Huronia Regional Centre (then a specialized care centre for people with severe developmental disabilities) in Orillia, Ontario got the thrill of a lifetime when Pope John Paul II pulled up … Continue reading
