Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI)

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Below is a description of our planned emphasis for 2009 - 2010. Please email (to info@thegao.org) or mail (to 150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 430, Decatur, GA 30030) your comments, suggestions, or questions. We welcome your comments on our work throughout the year.

The first priority of the PAIMI Program is to protect individuals with psychiatric disabilities in Georgia from abuse and neglect.

• Objective 1: Investigate and advocate to address at least sixty (60) allegations of extensive abuse and neglect, including suspicious or unexplained deaths, inappropriate treatment and/or medication issues of persons with psychiatric disabilities.

• Objective 2: Advocate for appropriate discharge to the most integrated setting for at least eighty-five (85)adults with psychiatric disabilities who have been institutionalized, with a focus on people who have been institutionalized for longer than sixty (60) days.

• Objective 3: Advocate for appropriate discharge to the most integrated setting for at least seven (7) children with psychiatric disabilities who have been institutionalized.

The second PAIMI Program priority is to respond to allegations of discrimination and legal rights violations against people with psychiatric disabilities in Georgia.

• Objective 1: Advocate for the full implementation of the Olmstead decision, the Office of Civil Rights Voluntary Compliance Agreement, and the settlement of U.S. v. GA and needed systems return to support persons with psychiatric disabilities to be fully included in their community.

• Objective 2: Advocate for appropriate home and community-based supports, including housing, educational, and employment supports, for at least twenty (20) persons with psychiatric disabilities at risk of institutionalization.

The third PAIMI Program priority is to promote the integration and self-determination of people with psychiatric disabilities in the community. 

• Objective 1: Provide information and resources to at least five hundred (500) persons with psychiatric disabilities who are institutionalized regarding civil rights, employment, inclusive education, and other services that are appropriate to the person's needs.  

• Objective 2: Conduct at least ten (10) workshops for persons with psychiatric disabilities, their family members, and concerned citizens regarding civil rights, employment, inclusive education, and other services.