Community Based
Treatment Alternatives for Children
Name of Grantee
Illinois
Department of Human Service
Title of Grant
Type of Grant
Community
Based Treatment Alternatives for Children
Amount of Grant
$100,000
Year Original Funding
Received
2003
Amy Starin, Principal
Investigator
773-794-4850
dhsmha1@dhs.state.il.us
None at this time.
Children and adolescents with
serious emotional disturbance who have been awarded Individual Care Grants (ICGs) and their families.
The State of
The goal of the Illinois Department of Human
Services, Division of Mental Health feasibility study is to form a coalition to
(1) address barriers to receiving respite services, (2) to develop an
appropriate package of services to adequately support SED children and
adolescents in their homes, and (3) avert residential treatment care (RTC). The
coalition will comprise parent consumers, private, community-based mental
health providers, the Illinois Federation of Families, and representatives of
the state mental health authority. RTC would remain an option; however,
families would have a choice regarding the location of their child's treatment.
The ICG Parent's Group will be a key partner,
assisting with the development, implementation, and evaluation of this study. A
parent will also serve as the co-principal investigator.
The data gathering and analysis involved in this
study will be obtained through a contract with a health care consultant. The
consultant will conduct focus groups and telephone interviews with ICG parents,
community mental health agency providers, and ICG teen recipients. The
consultant will also analyze the information and assess the financial
feasibility of providing recommended services. The possibility of using a
Medicaid waiver to provide these services will also be assessed.