News & Views
News & Views is the twice-monthly email newsletter written and edited by the National Center for START Services®. The emails include short editorials from our clinical leadership team, upcoming trainings, research updates and other resources relevant to supporting people with IDD and mental health needs.
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People with developmental and intellectual disabilities can face many unique challenges in the workplace. Difficulties with understanding directions, ...
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The 2021 National Research Consortium in IDD-MH third Annual Conference occurred on October 14, 2021. The consortium is a first-of-its-kind initiative...
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In our last article, we described how it is damaging for Direct Service Providers (DSPs) to view their role as one of discipline and authority. As an ...
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DURHAM, NH – Dr. Joan B. Beasley and a research team from the Center for START Services at the Institute on Disability (IOD) at UNH has been approved ...
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Imagine there are two advertisements for Direct Support Professional positions. One posting reads “Looking for full-time Direct Support Professional t...
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The first edition of Integrated Mental Health Treatment Guidelines for Prescribers in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (referred to as the ...
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This article was published in the blog Rise to Work: An Insider’s Look at Disabilities and Employment on TennesseeWorks.org.
Editor: Janet Shouse (...
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In celebration of Family Caregiver month, the Center for START Services is pleased to share a recent peer reviewed publication on family caregiver exp...
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The second annual meeting of the National Research Consortium on Mental Health in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities was held virtually on Oc...
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Reconciling the Past & Changing the Future: Engaging Young Adults with IDD-MH and Researchers in CER
The Center for START Services is pleased to announce a new project funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washin...
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