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October was first designated as Down Syndrome Awareness Month in the 1980s and has been recognized every October since. It is a month to celebrate the... Learn More
FAQs on Mental Health and IDD
In observance of World Mental Health Day, we're sharing Frequently Asked Questions about mental health in people with IDD. Learn More
The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, a longtime partner and member of the National Research Consortium on MHIDD, has released the 2023 Psychothe... Learn More
Welcome to "Spread the Word," a place in News and Views where we will focus on the importance of language in the work we do as a START network. Learn More
Guest contributors Kevin Fox and Russell Lehmann share what advice they would give their younger selves to help anyone who may be nervous about going ... Learn More
Clinical Director Jill Hinton, PhD, and Chief Medical Advisor Jennifer McLaren, MD presented at the Annual Meeting of the American and Canadian Academ... Learn More
Pam Flaherty, a leader of educational programs that include students with disabilities, has been named executive director of the National Center for S... Learn More
The National Research Consortium on Mental Health in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities celebrated the completion of the inaugural three year... Learn More
In an effort to build linkages and enhance capacity, the National Center for START Services has recently released a training for 988 Suicide & Crisis ... Learn More
NCSS is pleased to announce that Clinical Director Jill Hinton, PhD, and Chief Medical Advisor Jennifer McLaren, MD, have been accepted to speak at th... Learn More