Health Care

A federal court in New York recently ruled that the state discriminated against people with mental illnesses by housing approximately 4,300 New York City residents in "adult homes."...

At some point in life, almost any parent of a child with special needs will at least consider the possibility of hiring someone to provide in-home care. Lisa Lieberman's book A "Stranger" Among Us offers a range of advice...

In existence for less than a year, the Academy of Special Needs Planners (ASNP) has already become the largest membership organization of special needs planning attorneys in the country.

A guide provides a way for the parents or guardians of children with special needs to map out in detail who their child is and the care he or she should receive.

One of the programs on the cutting edge of community mental health is called "supportive housing," and it incorporates not only housing but social services and medical care as well.

Academy of Special Needs Planners co-founder Diedre Wachbrit's article "9 Costly Mistakes to Avoid in Planning for Your Special Needs Child" appears in the March 30, 2007, edition of the US Autism & Asperger Association's Weekly News.

Senator Kennedy and his son, Representative Kennedy, are advocating for differing federal mental health parity bills.

About 4,000 children with special needs are growing up in nursing homes across the country, according to a new investigative report.

A group of individuals with special needs has filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Illinois under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), asking the state to permit them to receive long-term care services at home rather than...