ADA Settlement Agreement
2020
Joint
Status Report
February 03, 2020
Joint
Status Report
September 23, 2020
2018
Joint
Status Report
June 29, 2018
On June 29, 2018, the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a joint status report in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia pursuant to their 2010 Settlement Agreement.
In the time since the original agreement was signed, DBHDD’s system has undergone a significant transformation. A once fragmented and inconsistent system is now a robust, statewide community-based system of care.
Since 2011, Georgia has invested $256 million new dollars into expanding our crisis system, which serves some of Georgia’s most vulnerable citizens. In the filing, DBHDD and the DOJ expressed collaborative efforts to ensure that Georgia continues to enhance its public safety net for community mental health and developmental disability services.
While the Settlement Agreement was set to end June 30, 2018, the parties acknowledged that some of the data which supports DBHDD’s compliance with the agreement is not yet available. Once the data is available, the court’s independent reviewer will prepare a report covering the final six months of the settlement term. The report is expected to be filed with the court in the fall of 2018. Following the filing of the report, the parties will be able to inform the court about Georgia’s compliance with the agreement.
As we enter into the future, we are committed to continuous improvement of our entire system, and to holding ourselves – and our providers – accountable for meeting the needs of the people we serve in an evolving health care environment.
Report
of the Independent Reviewer
March 27, 2018
2017
Report of the Independent Reviewer
September 25, 2017
Report
of the Independent Reviewer
March 24, 2017
Report
on Discharges to Shelters
February 28, 2017
Supported
Housing: Report of the Independent Reviewer
February 23, 2017
2016
Report
of the Independent Reviewer
September 19, 2016
Notice
of Joint Filing of the Supplemental Report of the Independent Reviewer
June 21, 2016
Joint
Motion to Enter Extension of Settlement Agreement
May 18, 2016
Overview
of Extension of Settlement Agreement
May 18, 2016
2015
Report
of the Independent Reviewer
Submitted by Elizabeth Jones, September 17, 2015
Georgia
Supported Housing and Bridge Funding
Submitted by Martha Knisley, September 14, 2015
Review
of Crisis Services
Submitted by Stephen Baron, September 12, 2015
Review
of Supported Employment Services
Submitted by David Lynde, August 6, 2015
Report
for Georgia Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Services
Submitted by Angela Rollins, August 12, 2015
Supplemental
Report in the matter of United States of America v. The State of Georgia
March 17, 2015
2014
Report
of the Independent Reviewer in the matter of United States of America v. The State of Georgia
Sept 15, 2014
DBHDD has released a priority plan which represents the longstanding and ongoing commitment of the State of Georgia and its Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) to improve quality and address gaps in the system of supports and services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) with a focus on capacity building, accountability and sustainability.
This work involves a wide array of activities that will result in a system change that will lead to improved outcomes for the people we serve.
Priority
Plan
June 30, 2014
Priority
Plan Crosswalk with Supplemental Report and Joint Filing
June 30, 2014
The department, along with the Department Of Justice, filed an agreement with the court to develop a plan which outlines steps that will be taken in response to the Supplemental Report of the Independent Reviewer .
Joint
Filing of the Supplemental Report of the Independent Reviewer
March 24, 2014
Supplemental
Report in the matter of United States of America v. The State of Georgia
March 23, 2014
2013
Report
of the Independent Reviewer in the matter of United States of America v. The State of Georgia
September 19, 2013
State Health Authority Yardstick (SHAY) Report for Georgia ACT Services
Georgia Supported Housing and Bridge Funding 2013 Review
2012
A Note from Commissioner Berry on the 2012 Independent Reviewer’s Report
Report
of the Independent Revewer in the matter of United States of America v. The State of Georgia: Year Two
Elizabeth Jones, Independent Reviewer
September 20, 2012
2011
Report
of the Independent Reviewer in the matter of United States of America v. The State of Georgia
Elizabeth Jones, Independent Reviewer
October 5, 2011
2010
Settlement
Agreement - United States of America v. The State of Georgia
October 29, 2010
Summary of the Settlement Agreement