Consumer-Directed Care for Beneficiaries With Mental Illness: Lessons From New Jersey's Cash & Counseling Program

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Article Publication Date: 
11/1/2008
Summary: 
This study examined the effectiveness of the Cash & Counseling program for those with a diagnosis of mental illness using previous research from the Cash & Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation (CCDE) program in New Jersey. The link to the article abstract is available here.
Article Author: 
Shen, Ce; Smyer, Michael; Mahoney, Kevin J.; Simon-Rusinowitz, Lori; Shinogle, Judith; Norstrand, Julie; Mahoney, Ellen; Schauer, Carole; del Vecchio, Paolo
Topics: 
Consumer/Participant Direction
Types/Tools: 
Assessments; Newsletter, periodic publication
Populations: 
Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Sources: 
Psychiatric Services
Programs/Initiatives: 
Cash and Counseling
States: 
All States/Territories; Arkansas; Florida; New Jersey
Keywords: 
Individualized Budget
consumer-directed car; nonelderly Medicaid beneficiaries in New Jersey with a diagnosis of mental illness; satisfaction with care arrangements; consumers' perceptions of paid caregivers' attitudes; unmet needs; adverse events; and satisfaction with life; perspective of consumers; long-term care; CCDE

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