How does the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead affect state delivery of mental health services?
The Supreme Court decision says that serving disabled people, including those disabled due to mental illness, in institutions when they can receive treatment in the community is a civil rights violation. In 2003, an NCSL survey found that 42 states had created task forces or workgroups to develop plans or papers to address service issues raised by the Olmstead decision. States are assessing their systems of care for all people with disabilities, including children in residential treatment centers and older adults in nursing homes suffering from depression.
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