Wednesday
Sep122012
PowerPoint: SAMHSA's Olmstead Initiative
SAMHSA PowerPoint Presentation by Deborah Baldwin, MPA.
http://www.nasmhpd.org/Meetings/presentations/Commissioner2012/Deborah%20Baldwin_Monday.pdf
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Entries in Deinstitutionalization (7)
Community Based ServicesWednesday
Jul132011
Deinstitutionalization: A Psychiatric Titanic
This excerpt is drawn from Chapters 1, 3 and the Appendix of: Out of the Shadows: Confronting America's Mental Illness Crisis by E. Fuller Torrey, M.D. (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997). This material is used by permission of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/asylums/special/excerpt.html
Wednesday
Jul132011
Learning from History: Deinstitutionalization of People with Mental Illness As Precursor to Long-Term Care Reform
August 2007. Chris Koyanagi, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law. Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
Wednesday
Jul132011
Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders: Deinstitutionalization
Article discussing the history of deinstitutionalization, including its causes and consequences. Also recommends books, periodicals, and organizations on the subject.
http://www.minddisorders.com/Br-Del/Deinstitutionalization.html
Wednesday
Jul132011
Fact Sheet: The Olmstead Decision
January 2000. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: The Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/aidd/resource/the-olmstead-decision?page=all
Wednesday
Jul132011
Special Report: 10 Plus Years After the Olmstead Ruling: Progress Problems and Opportunities
"This report looks at the progress, problems and opportunities that have taken place since the implementation of the Olmstead decision. The ruling makes it unlawful to institutionalize a person because of a disability. Despite the view that home- and community-based services can better maintain the independence of persons needing long-term services, too many low-income older people with disabilities are still being institutionalized. This link opens a 36 page PDF document."
September 2010. Eric Carlson and Gene Coffey. National Senior Citizens Law Center.
http://www.nsclc.org/about-us/nsclc-in-the-news/NSCLC%20Olmstead%20Report.pdf
Wednesday
Jul132011
A Decade of "Little Progress" Implementing Olmstead
A Decade of "Little Progress" Implementing Olmstead: Evaluating Federal Agency Impact after 10 Years. December, 2009. National Disability Rights Network: Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities.
