People with disabilities
Brief Project Description
CHSRP conducts research, disseminates information and provides technical assistance on legal, health care and work-related issues for children and adults with a disability or chronic condition, or at risk for one. Areas of focus include mental illness, addiction disorders, lead poisoning, developmental delays and HIV infection. Specific projects include:
- Legal analysis of issues faced by managed behavioral health care organizations.
- Research related to implementation of a 1999 Supreme Court decision (Olmstead v. L.C.), which is expected to lead to the deinstitutionalization of thousands of people with disabilities.
- Technical assistance on federal and state policies relating to work incentives for people with disabilities.
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