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Tackling the loneliness crisis among adults with intellectual disabilities: How Atlanta’s faith communities may be a solution

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Atlanta faith communities are exploring ways to address the loneliness crisis faced by adults with intellectual disabilities after they finish high school.

At 22, while his childhood friends were beginning the next chapter of their lives after graduation, Troy sat at home. Alone. Troy is an adult with intellectual disabilities, and for many people like him, the transition out of high school marks the end of their most consistent source of community. Opportunities for a meaningful life […]

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