On the recordFebruary 14, 1963
Mental retardation is the second devastating mental disability which we must vigorously attack--and here, too, a comprehensive community-centered approach is necessary.
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Letter to the President, Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, on Mental Illness and Mental Retardation.
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