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Pennsylvania Self-Determination for People with Developmental Disabilities Promotes Flexibility in Living Arrangements and Services

January 31, 2004 | Program Result

Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Retardation ran pilot projects to develop and implement the first steps of county plans to give people with developmental disabilities greater choice in determining the services they receive.

Maryland Self-Determination for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Project Extends Outreach, Customizes Services

January 31, 2004 | Program Result

Maryland's Developmental Disabilities Administration implemented pilot self-determination projects to give people with developmental disabilities and their families greater control over the services they received.

Hawaiian Self-Determination for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Pilot Project Helps People in Remote Areas

January 31, 2004 | Program Result

The Developmental Disabilities Division of the Hawaii Department of Health implemented a project to support change in long-term care service delivery system for people with disabilities, from one that is provider-driven to one that is consumer-directed.

Listen Closely: Cognitively Impaired Adults Can Express Preferences for Care

June 22, 2004 | Program Result

The Family Caregiver Alliance conducted a study exploring to what extent adults with mild-to-moderate cognitive impairment can make their preferences known regarding decisions involving their everyday care.

New Hampshire Project Gives the Impaired More Control Over Needed Services

March 1, 2003 | Program Result

The State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services sought to replicate the principles of the Monadnock Self-Determination Project.

Self-Determination for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

October 25, 2007 | Program Result

The Self-Determination for People with Developmental Disabilities Program was a national program to help 18 states implement a more cost-effective system for serving persons with developmental disabilities.

Connecticut Self-Determination for Persons with Developmental Disabilities Pilot Takes Off with "Support Broker" for Mentally Retarded

January 31, 2004 | Program Result

The Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation implemented a pilot project to make changes to its service delivery system to enable persons with mental retardation to choose the services they receive and the setting in which they wish to live.

Person-Centered Planning Can Help People with Intellectual Disabilities Improve Their Parenting Skills

January 1, 2004 | Program Result

The New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities conducted a study to determine whether parents with intellectual disabilities who are at risk of losing their children to foster care can benefit from person-centered planning.

Giving Clients Freedom to Choose Services Helps People with Severe Mental Disabilities

September 22, 2003 | Program Result

The Monadnock Developmental Services developed a project that enabled persons with chronic developmental disabilities to exercise greater self-determination in the care they receive and make their own decisions about how their needs are met.

Child FIRST Develops an Evidence-Based Early Childhood Intervention

February 5, 2013 | Program Result

Child FIRST is a home-based early childhood intervention that works with the most vulnerable very young children and their families to reduce serious emotional disturbance, developmental and learning problems, and abuse and neglect.

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