OTHER ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED:

HIPAA – https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/component/content/article/183-in-a-crisis/1850-hipaa-at-a-glance 

Necessity of family involvement in policy/decision-making

Continuum of Care

Early intervention vs crisis

Need for more facilities / Inadequate training and personnel

    -Don’t put me in a box.  Give me a bed instead.  https://youtu.be/PMdHFObqfmQ

   – Going Going Gone – https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/documents/going-going-gone.pdf

   – Delayed and Deteriorating – https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/storage/documents/backgrounders/delayed_and_deteriorating.pdf

  — https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/key-issues/bed-shortages

AOT:

 

Housing / homelessness 

Privately-run facilities  – Benefit reimbursements too low – people can’t afford to operate quality residential facilities

Inconsistencies in definition and interpretation from county to county / patchwork

Civil rights / DRC / opposition to FASMI’s positions / standing / lawsuits / competency issues /  “medically necessary” vs. “involuntary” care and treatment