Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI)

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Below is a description of our planned emphasis for 2008 - 2009. 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 all individuals (adults and children) with psychiatric disabilities in institutional and community settings from abuse and neglect.

• Objective 1: Investigate at least fifteen (15) deaths in institutional and community settings for abuse and neglect.

• Objective 2: Investigate at least ten (10) incidents of extensive abuse and neglect on behalf of individuals with psychiatric disabilities in institutional and community settings.

• Objective 3: Advocate on behalf of thirty- five (35) individuals with psychiatric disabilities to address inappropriate treatment and medication issues.

• Objective 4: 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, including individuals who are to be discharged under the Office of Civil Rights Voluntary Compliance Agreement.

• Objective 5: 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 prevent discrimination and rights violations against people with psychiatric disabilities.

• Objective 1: Monitor implementation of the Office of Civil Rights Voluntary Compliance Agreement through quarterly meetings with the Olmstead Coordinator and advocate for necessary changes in policy and practice for full compliance.

• Objective 2: Advocate for home and community-based services for twenty (20) adults and children with psychiatric disabilities. 

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

• Objective 1: Provide individualized education and support on civil rights and self-advocacy to at least two hundred people (200) with a focus on people who are institutionalized. 

• Objective 2: Conduct five (5) workshops on civil rights and self-advocacy in the community.