Research article in Psychiatry regarding SDM and mental illness/mental health.
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Supported Decision-Making (SDM) Bootcamp: Training Videos And Materials (February 19, 2019)
Video of workshop provided by the Arc of California on Supported Decision-Making. Covers topics including: special education, transition, Vocational Rehabilitation, Medicaid, life-planning, ABLE accounts, finances, SDM case law, implementing SDM. Materials are specific to California. Page also contains links to additional SDM resources. Funded by the WITH Foundation.
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Victory for disability rights in Mexico (March 19, 2019)
Article describing victory in Mexico supreme court finding guardianship is unconstitutional and in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Overview of SDM by Michael Kendrick (February 23, 2019)
Michael Kendrick, Director of CPR’s Supported Decision-Making Initiatives, provides an overview of SDM.
TASH Connections Supported Decision-Making (2017)
A special issue of TASH Connections on Supported Decision-Making. Articles include:
- Supported Decision Making and Deinstitutionalization: Lessons Learned from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s
Invitational Summit by Kelly Israel - Supported Decision-Making for People with Disabilities: International Origins and Influences by Robert D. Dinerstein
- Supported Decision-Making: Legal Basis and Practical Application by Robert D. Fleischner
- Reflections on Autonomy by Dohn Hoyle
- Supported Decision-Making in Tennessee by Lauren Pearson
- Supported Decision-Making and Alternatives to Guardianship by Families by Kathy Brill
Supported Decision-Making in the Lone-Star State (2018)
Law review article describing process of passage of SDM legislation Texas.
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Conversation Starter Kit (2020)
The Conversation Starter Kit is a tool to help you have a conversation with a supporter, health care proxy, family member, friend, or other loved one about your – or their – wishes regarding end-of-life care and health care decisions generally. It is available in several languages and different formats. There are dedicated kits for discussions with your health care proxy, for people with Alzheimer’s Disease or other forms of Dementia, and for talking to your doctor, and for children with serious illnesses.
Delaware: Supported Decision-Making Law (July 2016)
Delaware’s supported decision-making statute. DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 16, § 9403a(8) (West, Westlaw through 82 Laws 2019, ch. 4).
PRACTICAL Tool – Steps in SDM (January 2016)
The PRACTICAL Tool aims to help lawyers identify and implement decision-making options for persons with disabilities that are less restrictive than guardianship including Supported Decision-Making.
Beyond Guardianship: Toward Alternatives That Promote Greater Self-Determination for People with Disabilities (March 22, 2018)
Report for National Council on Disabilities recommending supported decision-making as an alternative to guardianship.
Beyond Guardianship, National Council on Disability (March 22, 2018) at 23.
