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Georgia's groundbreaking settlement to transform MH system.
- Source :
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Mental Health Weekly . 11/1/2010, Vol. 20 Issue 42, p3-4. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The article reports on the settlement agreement between the state of Georgia and the U.S. Department of Justice concerning mental health care reform. It mentions that the segregation of persons with mental illness and developmental disabilities in psychiatric hospitals is a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); thereby, prompting the state to cease all admissions to mental hospitals. It also notes that the reform aims to have a community-based setting; rather than isolation.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10581103
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 42
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Mental Health Weekly
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 54950622