#20 Uplifting Voice and Choice with Psychiatric Advanced Directives

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Ericia Leeper and Dr. Andrea Avila, Psychologists and Certified Forensic Evaluators, discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Psychiatric Advanced Directives, or as they are known in Oregon, Declarations of Mental Health Treatment (DMHTs) can direct treatment when a person is within a crisis;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">DMHTs communicate in writing what treatment works or doesn't work for a consumer;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Consumers can appoint a trusted representative to carry out decisions outlined in the DMHT while the person is in crisis, but it ends when the crisis ends;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anyone can talk about DMHTs with a consumer, but there are restrictions around who can be witnesses or representatives; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dissemination of the DMHT is up to the consumer;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Supports continuity of care with the consumer's voice; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The research around DMHTs; </span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">DMHTs as tools for supporting diversion from the criminal justice system; and</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to find the paperwork on the web.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the intersection between criminal justice and behavioral health in Oregon, please reach out to us through our website at</span> <a href="http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">http://www.ocbhji.org/podcast</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and Facebook page at</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/OCBHJI/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. We’d love to hear from you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For information regarding the statutes about DMHT in Oregon, please visit:</span> <a href=