Residential Placement 101

Most children with disabilities receive therapies at school, in clinics, or at home to support their education and overall development. But when a child’s mental health or medical needs require a level of care that can’t be met in those settings, families may need to consider residential placement. In this video, Non-Attorney Education Advocate Hadassah Lynn Foster, Education Consultant and Director of Healthy Minds Consulting Kelly Rain Collin, Senior Staff Attorney at Learning Rights Law Center Diana Maltz, and Special Education Attorney Tania Whiteleather explain what residential placement is, when it may be appropriate, and how it works within the special education system.

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