More than a third of people with developmental disabilities also have some form of mental illness. A new report calls for hospital and community agency workers to be more prepared in dealing with this “dually-diagnosed” population. With more training, it’s expected that fewer people with developmental disabilities will be wrongly institutionalized, reports The Star-Ledger. To read more click here.

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