History and models of self-direction
An overview of self-directed care, also called SDC, from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and from a Center for Independent Living (CIL) 
The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) in 2005 authorized two avenues for states to offer the self-direction option. These are described under section 1915(i) and section 1915(j)  of the DRA. In 2010, the Affordable Care Act, passed by Congress and signed by the President on March 23, 2010, authorized section 1915(k)  of the DRA to offer self-directed services.
Learn more about "Cash and Counseling," now called participant direction, which is an approach to long-term care whereby people receive cash allowances to pay for services and goods they feel would best meet their personal care needs, along with counseling about managing these services. 
Types of mental health SDC that have been offered in the U.S. 

Research on mental health self-directed care 

SDC reports and policy scans 

Podcasts on the evidence for mental health SDC
Learn about the outcomes of a rigorous study on mental health self-directed care, presented by Psychiatric Services Pages to Practice Podcast 
Hear Dr. Judith Cook reflect on the randomized controlled trial study of mental health self-directed care conducted with various collaborators in Texas.

Lessons learned from state demonstrations
Strategies and resources from Florida in Jacksonville and in Ft. Myers
Strategies and resources from Maryland
Strategies and resources from New York State
Strategies and resources from Pennsylvania
Strategies and resources from Texas

Mental health SDC implementation tools
Self-Directed Care Implementation Manual: A Comprehensive Mental Health Program Guide
(free implementation manual, podcast introducing the manual, and a how-to webinar)

Global mental health SDC
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