The Social Networks of People with Intellectual Disability Living in the Community 12 Years after Resettlement from Long‐Stay Hospitals

Background The social inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities presents a major challenge to services. As part of a 12‐year follow up of people resettled from long‐stay hospitals, the size of 213 individuals’ social networks and the types of social support they received were investigated, as viewed by people with intellectual disabilities themselves. The types of support received in four different kinds of community accommodation were...