PUBLICATIONS

The Bazelon Center produces reports, issue papers, and manuals that analyze major federal laws, policies, and regulations that affect access to services and the rights of people with mental disabilities. To see details, click on a link in the menu and then on “more info” for an item that interests you.

How to Get Publications

Our publications are available for free download as a PDF. Some items may be available for purchase. Complete the order form or contact the Center via email to learn more about availability.

FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

Diversion to What?

Diversion to What? Evidence-Based Mental Health Services that Prevent Needless Incarceration

These essential and effective community services should be part of every community’s mental health system.

A Place of My Own

How the ADA is Creating Integrated Housing Opportunities for People with Mental Illnesses

Replacing School Police

Replacing School Police with Services that Work

Better Ways to Improve School Safety and Reduce Discipline Disparities

CIVIL RIGHTS & the ADA

Genetic Testing and the Rush to Perfection (PDF) (2019) – Co-authored with the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund as part of the National Council on Disability’s “Bioethics and Disability” series
Organ Transplant Discrimination Against People with Disabilities (PDF) (2019) – Co-authored with the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network as part of the National Council on Disability’s “Bioethics and Disability” series
Still Waiting…the Unfulfilled Promise of Olmstead (PDF) (2009)
VOTE. It’s Your Right (PDF) – A Guide to the Voting Rights of People with Mental Disabilities (Updated 2020)
Campus Mental Health: Know Your Rights (PDF) (Updated 2017)
- Campus Mental Health: Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (2017)
Aging in Place (PDF) – What Older Adults and Their Families Want (2017)

MENTAL HEALTH & HEALTH CARE

Making the Connection: Meeting Requirements to Enroll People with Mental Illnesses in Healthcare Coverage (PDF) (2014)
Will Health Reform Help Me? (PDF) (Updated: 2011)
How Will Health Reform Help People with Mental Illnesses? (PDF) (2010)
Practice Guidelines (PDF) – Core Elements in Responding to Mental Health Crisis (2009)
In the Driver’s Seat (PDF) – An Advocate’s Guide to Self-Directed Mental Health Care (2008)

HOUSING

What “Fair Housing” Means for People with Disabilities (PDF) (Updated: 2018)
When Opportunity Knocks (PDF) – How the Affordable Care Act Can Help States Develop Supported Housing for People with Mental Illnesses
A Place of My Own (PDF) – How the ADA is Creating Integrated Housing Opportunities for People with Mental Illnesses (2014)
Emotional Support Animal Fact Sheet (PDF) (Updated: June 2017)
- Emotional Support Animal Sample Letter (PDF)

EMPLOYMENT

Advances for Employment Policy for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness (PDF) (2018)
Getting to Work (PDF) – Promoting Employment of People with Mental Illness
Policy Opportunities for Promoting Employment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities (PDF)

MEDICAID

Avoiding Cruel Choices (PDF) – A Guide for Policymakers and Family Organizations to Medicaid’s Role in Preventing Custody Relinquishment (Updated: 2010)
Recovery in the Community (PDF) (Vol. 1) – Funding Health Rehabilitative Approaches under Medicaid (Updated: 2010)
- Vol. 2
Following the Rules (PDF) – A Report on Federal Rules and State Actions to Cover Community Mental Health Services Under Medicaid (Updated: 2010)
Making Sense of Medicaid for Children with Serious Emotional Disorders (PDF) (Updated: 2010)

EDUCATION & CHILDREN

Staying Together – Preventing Custody Relinquishment for Children’s Access to Mental Health Services (Updated: 2010)
Way to Go – School Successes for Children with Mental Health Care Needs (2006)
- Fact Sheet #1 – Why States and Communities Should Implement School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Integrated with Mental Health
- Fact Sheet #2 – Positive Behavior Support: What It Is and Why It Works
- Fact Sheet #3 – Effective Mental Health Services Integrated in Schools: What Works
- Fact Sheet #4 – Families: A Critical Role in PBS Integrated with Mental Health
- Fact Sheet #5 – Making Strides at the State Level: Policies for Implementation of School-Wide PBS Integrated with Mental Health
  - Checklist for Advocates
- Fact Sheet #6 – Making Strides at the Local Level: Policies for Implementation of School-Wide PBS Integrated with Mental Health
  - Checklist for Advocates
Promise for the Future – How Federal Programs Can Improve Career Outcomes for Youth & Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions (2013)
- Fact Sheets

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Replacing School Police with Services that Work – Better Ways to Improve School Safety and Reduce Discipline Disparities (2021)
Diversion to What? Evidence-Based Mental Health Services that Prevent Needless Incarceration (2017)
Social Security and Health Care Benefits for the Incarcerated (2017)
Lifelines – Linking to Federal Benefits for People Exiting Corrections (2009)
Finding the Key to Successful Transition from Jail or Prison to the Community (Updated: 2009)
Creating New Options – Training for Corrections Administrators and Staff on Access to Federal Benefits for People with Mental Illnesses Leaving Jail or Prison (2008)
- Powerpoint

COMMUNITY INTEGRATION

Aging in Place (PDF) – What Older Adults and Their Families Want (2017)