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Issues ModuleMental Health :Issues ModuleMental Health Foundation Policy Class
Steen
Objectives :Objectives Identify the major themes in federal mental health policy.
Identify the details of the Baker Act.
Identify the details of mental health parity policies.
Federal Mental Health Policy :Federal Mental Health Policy Kennedy’s mental health policy goals:
Prevention through a focus on causes
Research and training
High quality services in community settings
Community Mental Health Act :Community Mental Health Act Key themes
Deinstitutionalization (moving clients out of mental hospitals)
Community-based treatment (moving clients into the community)
Baker Act :Baker Act Florida law that allows for:
Involuntary examination
Involuntary inpatient treatment
Involuntary outpatient treatment
Baker Act - Process :Baker Act - Process Involuntary examination
Ex parte order
Law enforcement
Professional certificate
Involuntary inpatient treatment
Court approval required
Involuntary outpatient treatment
Court approval required
Baker Act - Rights :Baker Act - Rights The Baker Act specifies a number of rights that should be granted to people in mental health receiving facilities:
Individual dignity
Treatment
Quality of treatment
Informed patient consent
Communication, abuse reporting, and visits
Care and custody of personal effects of patients
Voting in public elections
Habeas corpus
Participation in treatment planning and discharge planning
Mental Health Parity :Mental Health Parity Mental health parity = Offering insurance coverage for mental health at the same levels as physical health.
Mental health parity acts = Passed by both U.S. Congress and many state legislatures.
Loopholes prevent full parity.
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