What Does I/DD Stand For in Mental Health?”
According to the CDC, recent estimates in the United States show that about one in six, or about 17% of children aged 3 through 17 years old have one or more developmental disabilities. This vulnerable community also experiences mental health conditions on a...
What happens to disabled adults with no family?
This is a difficult question, one that some families avoid as long as possible. Difficult topics are often put off, like writing a will, feeling there’ll be time enough, someday. A not uncommon assumption is that an extended family member will step in and take over...
Impact of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities
As we approach our third year of living with the pandemic, the return to a true ‘normal’ seems to remain ever elusive. The disruptions brought on from the pandemic, social unrest, overdue reckoning for racial justice and equality, deep political divides, and a lengthy...
