DIRECT SUPPORT WORKFORCE AND COVID-19 NATIONAL REPORT: SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP

04/16/2021


The Institute on Community Integration's Research and Training Center on Community Living for Persons with intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the University of Minnesota, in partnership with the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, conducted a survey of approximately 9,000 direct support professionals (DSPs) from across the country about their experiences supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a six-month follow-up report to the initial report completed in April 2020 and is the largest study conducted on the direct support workforce.

"These findings underscore a number of systemic problems regarding the direct support workforce that provides services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These cannot be ignored any longer. Policymakers at the federal and state levels must take action, now." - Amy Hewitt
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