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HRD-76-152 1 (1977-01-07)

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      REPORT TO THE CONGRESS





      BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

      OF THE UNITED STATES




                                                            LM100501



      Returning The Mentally


      Disabled To The Community:

      Government Needs To Do More

      Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

      and Other Federal Agencies

      Care an,.. treatment of mentally disabled per-
      sons in comminities can be an eftective alter-
      native to isttutionat cr0. However, many
      nmentally disabled persons t,ve been released
      Torn institutions before suffic'int community
      facihties and services were availahle and with-
      out adeqtuate planning and folloup. Others
      entet, remain in, or reenter institutions un-
      necessariy.

      The Congress and the Office of Mfnagement
      and Buditel can help solve some of these pro-
      blems by

          --giving Federal agencies a clear mandate
          to devote resources to this problem,

          --defining m( re clearly the appropriate
          roies, respunsibilities, ani actions for
          Federal agencies, and

          --changing aspects of Federal programs
          that hinder or discourage the appro-
          priate placement of mentally disabled
          persons.                              JAN.    7
      HRD-76-152









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