Research Project
Analysis of Movement from Illinois Developmental Centers
Since 2001, UIC has analyzed the transitions of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) out of Illinois state-operated developmental centers (SODCs).
- Principal Investigator
- Crabb, Caitlin
- Co-Principal Investigator
- Hsieh, Kueifang (Kelly)
- Start Date
- 2012-01-01
- End Date
- 2025-06-30
- Research Area(s)
- Active Projects
- Community Living
- Disability
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Co-Investigators
- Heller, Tamar
- Funding Source
- Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities
Abstract
The Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities provides data for each of the seven SODCs. The reports include: • Descriptive statistics of the number of transitions • The demographics and characteristics of people who leave • The types of settings people go to • The extent to which people stay in their post-transition settings • Why people return to a SODC and technical assistance receipt • A comparison of demographics and characteristics across transition settings • The demographics and characteristics of people who died in a SODC or after they left • The demographics and characteristics of people who leave for therapy but will return The EPPU then analyzes the data over a period of several years to show trends.