Community Supports in Crisis: No Staff, No Services
July 25, 2022
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All the progress toward community living that has been made in services for people with IDD over decades is now in jeopardy because of catastrophic labor shortages and pervasive high turnover rates in the direct support workforce. This white paper from ICI and its partners at HSRI and NASDDDS explores the depth of the crisis in the workforce and the impact on people with IDD and sounds the alarm about the nature and scope of the workforce crisis in the IDD service system.
alt text: older white man and younger African American woman stand next to each other smiling. Text reads Community Supports in Crisis: No Staff, No Services
