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July 17, 2006 – The Department
of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center and the Bazelon
Center for Mental Health Law are proud to launch the National
Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives (NRC-PAD),
at http://www.nrc-pad.org. The NRC-PAD offers mental health
consumers, family members, clinicians and policymakers timely
information about PADs, including:
- Introduction to PADs
- Forms to complete PADs
- Links to state statutes
- Educational webcasts
- Discussion forums
- Frequently-Asked-Questions
- Past and up-to-date research
The NRC-PAD will be a key gathering place
for stakeholders to learn about psychiatric advance directives
and how to complete these legal documents. The NRC-PAD aims
to assist in implementing laws that support patient self-determination
and high-quality mental health care.
Twenty-two states have created specific
forms for PADs, available through the NRC-PAD. The resource
center also links to healthcare directive forms for the remaining
states, or consumers can use the Bazelon Center’s template
for a PAD at http://www.bazelon.org/issues/advancedirectives.
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