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March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

March 1st, 2023|

March is Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month.   The National Association of Councils on DD is making a resource guide to share work being done to celebrate and improve the lives of individuals with disabilities: https://nacdd.org/ddam1/   [...]

Top-Cited Paper!

February 23rd, 2023|

Congratulations to the RRTC Team for publishing a top-cited paper in the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities! “State of the Field: The Need for Self-Report Measures on Health and Quality of Life [...]

Everyone is able to celebrate love

February 13th, 2023|

Everyone is able to celebrate love. Here are some simple ways to spread joy and make memories with your loved ones this week: Bake some sweet treats and then taste them! Make some handmade cards [...]

Remembering Lois Curtis, A Hero of Independent Living

February 7th, 2023|

Lois Curtis was a Black woman with an intellectual and mental health disability. At 11 years old, she was sent to an institution, where she lived until she was 29 years old.   In 1999, [...]

Black American Pioneers in Mental Health

January 30th, 2023|

Black Americans have had a big impact on advancing mental health services for minority and multiply marginalized populations.   For example, Dr. E. Kitch Childs was a leader for women in psychology and an advocate [...]

Ohio DD Talks Podcast Series

January 23rd, 2023|

Ohio DD Talks is a podcast highlighting stories and important issues from Ohioans with developmental disabilities. This year’s new co-host, Marci Straughter, is also a Nisonger Center consultant and research partner. Get access to recent [...]

What Does Research Tell Us About Mental Health Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disability (ID)?

December 19th, 2022|

Check out our RRTC team’s new clear language paper! “What Does Research Tell Us About Mental Health Therapy for Adults with Intellectual Disability (ID)?”: https://www.rrtcnisonger.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Paper-19-and-20-Clear-Language-Product_FINAL.pdf Therapists can use a range of supports to test and [...]

A scoping review of psychological interventions, accommodations, and assessments for adults with intellectual disability (Witwer et. al, 2022)

December 12th, 2022|

Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Witwer and co-authors on their new article, “A scoping review of psychological interventions, accommodations, and assessments for adults with intellectual disability.” The paper was published in Professional Psychology: Research and Practice: [...]

Coping with Stress, Depression, and the Holidays

November 28th, 2022|

The holiday season can be a stressful time for many people. Winter weather and lack of sunshine can also make people feel sad during this time of the year. It is important to take care [...]

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