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The Contribution of Self-Direction to Improving the Quality of Mental Health Services
11/01/2007 | 623 Requests *Summary
This report focuses on adults with severe mental illness served by the public mental health system. It aims to identify and describe the range of self-directed care programs for this group being pursued by states and bring together existing evidence relating to the impact of these programs on individuals and on state resources. In doing so, it attempts to contribute to the ongoing debate about effective strategies for improving the quality and outcomes of the public mental health system.
Author
Alakeson, Vidhya
Available Files
- Executive Summary Off-site link
- Full Report PDF (878K)
- Full Report Off-site link
Keywords
Public Health; Person Centered Planning; Medicaid; Individualized Budget; Self-Directed Care; Consumer Spending; Peer Movement; Cross-Learning; Serious Mental Illness; SMI; SDC
Topic
Consumer/Participant Direction, Mental Health, Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Type/Tool
Links / Websites, Reports
Source
ASPE, Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy
State
Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, All States/Territories
Date Created
02/08/2008
Contact
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy
Room 424E, H.H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W
Washington, D.C. 20201
webmaster.DALTCP@HHS.GOV
202-690-6443
Room 424E, H.H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W
Washington, D.C. 20201
webmaster.DALTCP@HHS.GOV
202-690-6443
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Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.
* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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