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Research Brief: Building on the Successes of Voucher Models to Promote Self-Direction
It’s well-documented that people with serious mental health conditions have difficulties getting the services they need to recover. Do mental health self-direction programs get people connected to and engaged with services and resources in their communities that can help with their recovery? To find out, HSRI researchers looked at 2 years of data from 94 participants in a self-direction program in Utah. The program was based on the state’s successful Access … Read More
Date: 10/2019
Author(s): HSRI
Microboards 101
This NCAPPS webinar provides an introduction to Microboards, which are tiny nonprofit corporations that are custom-designed to serve one person. Because of this singular focus, person-centered planning and service design is ‘baked-in' to the model. And it offers an ability to adapt quickly to someone's changing needs. Each Microboard is part of a larger personal circle of citizen-based support, connection, and companionship, offering a base for lifelong continuity of care, advocacy, and creative … Read More
Date: 09/2019
Author(s): NCAPPS
Catalyze Process Evaluation Report
This report includes key findings and recommendations from HSRI's evaluation of the effectiveness and impact of the Catalyze capacity-building model. Building on its past work to increase undergraduate student success, College Possible implemented the innovative, capacity-building program, Catalyze. Our study assisted in evaluating this effort and provided actionable recommendations aimed at enhancing the quality of the implementation and the efficacy of the program. … Read More
Date: 08/2019
Author(s): HSRI
NCAPPS: Considering Brain Injury
This webinar assists participants in learning about person-centered supports for people with brain injury. It also covers the need for brain injury-specific information and understanding to guide person-centered practices. … Read More
Date: 08/2019
Author(s): Anastasia Edmonston, National Association of State Head Injury Administrators; Kelly Lang, NCAPPS Consultant; Anne Forrest, NCAPPS Consultant
Research Brief: Making the Business Case for Self-Directed Care
How does self-direction alter service use patterns, and is it more expensive than traditional treatment models? To find out, HSRI researchers and colleagues looked at data from 45 participants in a program in Pennsylvania - comparing the amounts, types, and costs of mental health services used by people before and after they began participating in self-direction. This Research Brief summarizes the results of the new research. The study – conducted by a team from … Read More
Date: 06/2019
Author(s): HSRI