The Impact of Direct Support Professional Turnover on the Health and Safety of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

This study explored how direct support professional (DSP) turnover impacts the health and safety of individuals with intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD)–drawing on secondary data regarding DSP turnover and health and safety (i.e., emergency room visits, incidents of abuse and neglect, injuries, and behavioral events) from a random sample of 251 people with I/DD.

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