Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities

States have used a variety of techniques to combat the rising costs of prescriptions, especially for psychotropic medications. This paper notes that it is important to consider alternatives that have the potential to both contain costs and improve the quality of care and outcomes. The paper provides some examples of promising practices from Pennsylvania, Missouri, Texas, and Massachusetts.

Notes from TAE Monthly Grantee Teleconference on corrdinating Employment Supports held on May 6, 2004. Presenters: Shelia Fesko, Vicki Brooke, Cindy Thomas and Melissa Wittman.

Included here is the call for proposals for the 2004 demonstration of Cash & Counseling and three supporting teleconferences. These teleconferences discuss the requirements for the grant, as well as present past lessons and answer applicant's questions.

The Cash & Counseling Demonstration gives Medicaid beneficiaries who are eligible for personal care services a consumer-directed allowance in lieu of traditional agency services. This report discusses the effects of this program on both the medicaid costs and personal care services recieved in Arkansas.

This site is designed to provide up to date information, resources and training materials for use by supports coordinators/service coordinators and their supervisors who are in the field of Mental Retardation/developmental disabilities in Pennsylvania.

This is the keynote presentation given by Michael Kendrick at The Promise of Opportunity conference in Albany, NY. The presentation includes a discussion of person-centered planning vs. person-centeredness. It also looks at the relationships and values that must be present if people are to be at the heart of social service systems.

This paper discusses at some length the history of the evolution of self determination and consumer-directed supports. It contains an excellent bibliography of available references.

This website offers a summary of the RWJ/SAMHSA evidence-based practices project, including descriptions of the EBP programs chosen for inclusion in the project. This is a good introduction to the evidence-based practices work in mental health.

Executive Summary of the 1999 Summit of Mental Health Consumers in which they developed consensus around the issues of greatest concern to consumers and survivors and created action a platform for future work.

This website is the offical homepage of Arizona. The site offers information on programs and services for older adults and persons with disabilities. This site also offers information about government, travel, history and culture, permits and family, health and safety information.