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Balancing Safety and Empowerment : Residential Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Programs & Program Participant Access to Medications. Initiating a conversation. OVW Disabilities Grantee Meeting St. Louis, MO. Presenters: Amy Judy, Project Coordinator, Disability Rights Wisconsin
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Balancing Safety and Empowerment: Residential Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Programs & Program Participant Access to Medications Initiating a conversation...
OVW Disabilities Grantee MeetingSt. Louis, MO Presenters: • Amy Judy, Project Coordinator, Disability Rights Wisconsin • Jodi Hanna, Attorney, Disability Rights Wisconsin
Overview of Workshop An interactive opportunity for grantee members to converse about a legal framework for considering resident access to medications, and to identify the risks and benefits to consider regarding this access.
Introductions/Background • Wisconsin’s Project: formal collaboration since 2002 • Disability Rights Wisconsin • Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence • Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault • Medication Access issue has surfaced
On-Site Accessibility Assessments • Project Collaboration members • Community-Based Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault Agency • Accessibility Spectrum Assessed: • Physical Space, • Policies, • Procedures and • Attitudes
Medication Access • Consistent focus of access assessments • Common medications at issue
Policies and Procedures Related to Medication Access • Storage and access at residential sites: • Emergency shelters • Transitional housing
Agency Concerns • Safety concerns • Legal concerns • Dispensing medications • Children at risk • Medical emergencies
Agency Concerns Impact Service • Emphasis on women with mental illness “going off their meds” • Medication “compliance” a requirement of service • Program staff serve as “medication monitors”
Program Participant Concerns • Privacy & Confidentiality • Control
Intake Forms • Medication related questions • Medication questions applicable to children
Philosophical and Legal Tensions • Empowerment • Autonomy • Control • Safety • Liability
Best Practices Recommendations • Accommodations to meet person’s needs • Individual storage lockers • Other recommended practices: • ___________________________________ • ___________________________________ • ___________________________________ • ___________________________________
Jodi Hanna Attorney Disability Rights Wisconsin Voice: 608-267-0214 TTY: 888-758-6049 Email: jhanna@drwi.org Amy Judy Project Coordinator Disability Rights Wisconsin Voice: 608-267-0214 TTY: 888-758-6049 Email: amyj@drwi.org Let’s Continue This Conversation ...