Closing of Center Criticized

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Some parents of Southwestern Indiana special-needs children are worried the state's decision to close its only residential center for these children may mean they will be left without services.

On Nov. 21, Indiana Department of Health officials announced Silvercrest Children's Development Center in New Albany would close.

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Closing of Center Criticized

Silvercrest, which opened in 1974, is a residential institution for about 50 children with severe emotional, physical and cognitive disabilities. Most children referred there are in crisis with parents struggling to control behavior that ...

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