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White Paper
Examining Preventable Deaths in the Developmental Service System:
A Call to Action - Keeping Vulnerable Citizens Safe from Harm

• White Paper: Examining Preventable Deaths in the Developmental Service System: A Call to Action - Keeping Vulnerable Citizens Safe from Harm
• Executive Summary
• Appendices
  • Appendix A: Death Investigation report of ST
  • Appendix B: Death investigation report of JH
  • Appendix C: DHHS and State Fire Marshall’s Office Joint Report on the Status of Life Safety in Licensed and Certified Residences, 06/15/09
  • Appendix D: List of Relevant State Laws, Regulations and Standards
  • Appendix E: Chart Showing Similarities or Related Characteristics Across all Deaths
  • Appendix F: Analysis of Reported State Corrective Actions, Deaths and AA Investigation
• November 30, 2011 Press Release
• 2-6-12 DHHS Bureau of Developmental Services' response to DRC White Paper
• State Fire Marshal Office's Investigation Report of the Tilton Fire
• Death investigation report of VH, 2004
• Death Investigation report of CJ by Disability Rights Vermont (formerly Vermont Protection and Advocacy Agency, Inc.), 2000
• Renewing the Vision, 2001, prepared and published by BDS
• Governor's Study Commission on Area Agencies, 2005
• SB 138 Workforce Development Committee Report
• SB 138 Quality Improvement Report: Initial Findings 2008
• DHHS/BDS High Cost Review Committee Report, April 2010

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