Scope and Content: The Division of Mental Retardation of the Dept. of Mental Health had administrative oversight of public institutions for mentally retarded clients and care of such individuals living outside institutions, as does its successor the Dept. of Mental Retardation.  Much of this material was created by the division in response to consent decrees imposed by federal courts resulting from suits brought by client advocates and guardians.  A court-appointed monitor directed detailed corrections of individual treatment facilities and client programs during this period.  These subject files contain correspondence with advocacy groups, statistical information, internal memoranda, certification reports, assessments of institutional needs, surveys of conditions and services, and correction reports.
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