2003 Research and Demonstration Grants Community-Integrated Personal Assistance Services and Supports
Laurie Powers, Co-Investigator
5032329154, ext 104
powersl@ohsu.edu
Jo-Ann Sowers, Co-Investigator
5032329154, ext 123
sowersj@ohsu.edu
Rollin Shelton, Project Manager
OHSU Center on Self-Determination
Office of Consumer/Survivor Technical Assistance
3608 Powell Boulevard
Portland, OR 97202
5032329154, ext 153
sheltonr@ohsu.edu
Subcontractor(s)
None.
Persons with psychiatric disabilities.
In Oregon, only about 300 persons currently use the consumer-directed PCS Program, which funds up to 20 hours per month of personal assistance for eligible individuals in the mental health system. For many individuals with psychiatric disabilities, achieving increasing levels of community inclusion, independence, and self-sufficiency requires having access to quality, consumer-directed personal assistance services.
The Oregon CPASS Project will improve community-integrated services by promoting mental health consumer access to and successful utilization of the PCS Program. The project will be implemented collaboratively by the Office of Consumer/ Survivor Technical Assistance (OCTA) at the Oregon Health & Science University Center on Self-Determination, in partnership with the State Office of Mental Health and Addiction Services, consumer/survivor and family leaders and organizations, centers for independent living, and regional and county mental health programs.