Professional Backup and Support Services

Professional backup from clinical psychologists, occupational therapists
and physiotherapists was provided in rehabilitation day centres and
hostels. Support services such as the respite service (short-term relief to
families with mentally handicapped persons), occasional child-care service
for children with a disability, home-based training (for mentally
handicapped persons awaiting placement), after-care service for
dischargees of half-way houses, domiciliary occupational therapy service,
and community rehabilitation network service for persons with visceral
disability or chronic illness were also provided.

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