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Patti's Publications related to Mental Health Issues:

  • Kevin's Law (Assisted Outpatient Treatment)
    The Michigan Congress passed a series of bills that address Assisted Outpatient Treatment ("Kevin's Law") and Patient Advocate Designations for mental health treatment.  These developments may have a signficant impact on persons receiving mental health treatment as well as estate planning.

Articles About Mental Health:

Publications About Mental Health:

  • A Place of My Own
    A Place of My Own is designed to provide guidance and thought leadership to nationwide stakeholders about how the ADA has been and can be used in the future to create supported housing for individuals with mental illnesses who are needlessly institutionalized or at risk of needless institutionalization.
  • A Practical Guide for People with Mental Health Conditions Who Want to Work (Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities)   
  • Best Practices for Improving Workplace Mental Health (April 2019)
    Conducted by the Global Social Enterprise Initiative at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business as a partner in the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy-funded Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN).
  • Campus Mental Health: Frequently Asked Questions (Brazelon Center – July 2017)
    Many students attending colleges and universities experience anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems. If you are a college or graduate student 
    experiencing one of these challenges or another mental health issue, you may be worried about its effect on your academic progress, disciplinary status, or 
    ability to participate in social or other activities at your school. In this guide, we hope to answer some of your questions about your rights as a student with 
    mental illness, as well as about the legal protections, accommodations, and  resources available to you. 
  • Inpatient Mental Health Care with Medicare
    If you are in the Medicare Plan and have Medicare Part A, Medicare helps pay for mental health services given in a hospital that require you to be admitted as an inpatient.
  • Kaiser Foundation Reports Aimed at Informing Debate on Health Care Reform
    Three new reports and a video examine the range of health care needs and costs that people face today and the scope of coverage that may be available to them under health reform. One of the reports, Individuals With Special Needs and Health Reform: Adequacy of Health Insurance Coverage, is particularly relevant to people with serious mental illnesses. This and other reports can be accessed at the link above.
  • Mental Health & Addiction Services for Children, Youth & Adults with Developmental Disability
    Planning guidelines from British Columbia.
  • Mental Health Research Findings (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – 2009)
    This publication reports that one in four adults in the United States suffers from a mental disorder in a given year, with about 6 percent suffering from a serious mental illness. These problems typically take a toll on overall health.
  • Obtaining Child Mental Health Services Through Medicaid: The Experience of Two Parents in Two States (Psychiatric Services)
    With the significant adances in mental health services for children over the past decade, an array of effective, evidence-based interventions can now be provided to children in the community, which means that many children now have the opportunity to remain with their families and peers.