Georgia DOJ Settlement

Information about implementation of the Georgia/Justice Department Settlement Agreement for people with mental illness and developmental disabilities. The Settlement Agreement is based on the U.S. Supreme Court's Olmstead decision.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Court Monitor Issues DOJ Olmstead Settlement Report

Report critizes state's overdue patient transfers by Andy Miller September 21, 2015, Georgia Health News

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Saturday, September 19, 2015

Article on Massive Problems that Remain in Georgia's Mental Health System

Read Misty Williams's article in the AJC The Invisible Epidemic: Poor and Mentally Ill in Georgia

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NPR and Other News Stories on Olmstead

*Care at Home: A New Civil Right? Joseph Shapiro, December 2010

*Justice Increases Effort to Implement Olmstead

*A New Civil Right Looks for Stronger Enforcement Joseph Shapiro, December 2010

*Youth in Nursing Homes Seek Alternative Care -- Joseph Shapiro, December 2010

*Families Fight to Care for Children with Disabilities at Home -- Joseph Shapiro, December 2010

*Home Care Might Be Cheaper, But States Still Fear It -- Joseph Shapiro, December 2010

*Settlements in Mental Health Cases Face Scrutiny, by Ari Shapiro March 30, 2009

*NPR's Coverage of Oral Argument of 1999 Olmstead Case (requires special media player)

*New York Times 1999 Editorial Regarding Olmstead Case

Olmstead Plaintiff Meets President

Lois Curtis, the original Plaintiff in Olmstead, shows her painting to President Obama in June 2011. The President told her his Administration would enforce Olmstead and ensure people with disabilities can live in the community.

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Talley Wells: Talley Wells is the Director of the Disability Integration Project at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. and creator of OlmsteadRights.org. He advocates for individuals with disabilities confined in Georgia institutions and nursing homes and individuals at risk of institutionalization. His focus is on implementation of the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision. He has been a key advocate in the implementation of a five-year 2010 U.S. Justice Department settlement with Georgia that is enabling most people with intellectual disabilities and mental illness to leave state institutions and return to the community. He works with the Institute on Human Development and Disability at the University of Georgia on a grant that educates law students about Olmstead. He chairs the board of The Center for Working Families. Also, he and his wife Laura worked for ten years to found a L’Arche community for adults with developmental disabilities in Atlanta. He attended Duke University and Duke Law School. Talley is a former skipper on the world famous Jungle Cruise at Walt Disney World. http://www.OlmsteadRights.org/

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Sue Jamieson, Olmstead Attorney, Receives Emory Award February 2012

Sue Jamieson (middle) received the Lifetime Dedication to Most In Need Award from the Emory Public Interest Committee of the Emory Law School on February 7, 2012. Standing with her are Talley Wells, Director of the Mental Health and Disability Rights Project at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc. Standing with her are Atlanta Legal Aid Society Olmstead attorneys Talley Wells and Jessica Felfoldi.

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