Path to Progress: New Jersey’s Olmstead Plan
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Summary
The New Jersey Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) presents their action plan for systems change. This Plan outlines the process of transitioning individuals with developmental disabilities from developmental centers (DCs) to the community over the next 8 years (State FY 2008 through FY 2015). The Plan addresses the requirements of state legislation (S1090, PL 2006, Chapter 61) as well as the issues in the NJ P&A Olmstead lawsuit.
Types/Tools
Sources
New Jersey
Programs/Initiatives
States
Keywords
Individual’’s Transition to the Community; Assessment Process Findings; Self Care; Redesign of DDD Community Operations; Community Resources; Co-occurring Mental Illness; Crisis Response System; Transition Process; Essential Lifestyle Planning (ELP); Individualized Budget Levels; Agency Seed Money for the Development of Housing Resources; Infrastructure Development
Contact
Kenneth W.
Ritchey
Assistant Commissioner
Division of Developmental Disabilities
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Phone
800-832-9173