Real Choice Systems Change

This document is a draft paper designed for consumers by the SAMHSA/RWJ grantee in the evidence-based practices project. It discusses medication management strategies for psychiatric medications, including a systematic approach and consumer involvement.

Alabama assessment tool designed to create assessments that view individuals holistically.

The National Empowerment Center site has excellent resources for consumers in recovery from a mental illness. Policy makers will find it useful to better inform their decisions. Site resources include publication, recovery stories, resources and links, a list of consumer-run state wide organizations.

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.

Report describing methodology and results of Oregon Statewide Survey of Mental Health Drop-In Centers. Survey was commissioned by Oregon Real Choice grantee as part of its efforts to focus on the lack of meaningful choice and self-determination for consumers in the mental health network.

Paper developed by SAMHSA/RWJ grantee for the evidence-based practices project. Paper is directed at consumers and discusses active community treatment. Assertive community treatment is for people who experience the most severe and persistent symptoms of mental illness.

Paper developed by SAMHSA/RWJ grantee for the evidence-based practices project. Paper is directed at Mental Health program leaders and discusses assertive community treatment. Assertive community treatment (ACT) started when a group of mental health professionals recognized that many people with severe mental illnesses were being discharged from inpatient care in stable condition only to be readmitted relatively soon thereafter.

Powerpoint presentation from Oregon conference that addressed issues in mental health. Focus is on consumers' roles in reshaping mental health services to support a recovery model.

This report describes South Carolina’s programs for older people and people with physical disabilities to gain access institutional and community Medicaid supports through a single access point, and have increasing opportunities to direct their own services. The report also describes how the state has been particularly innovative in using information technology to improve the quality of community supports and participants’ access to services.

Presentation by Jean Campbell at June 20004 conference presented by Real System Change grant in Oregon. Presentation discusses the development and need for evidence-based practices module for community peer support programs.