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NEW! UPenn Collaborative Targets Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family. The UPenn Collaborative on Community Integration of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities is launching an initiative to educate legislators around the country about the importance of keeping families together. The Collaborative is especially targeting state laws – in Alaska, Arizona, California, Kentucky and North Dakota, as well as in Puerto Rico – that list mental illness as one of the grounds for not providing “reasonable efforts” to reunify a family. The UPenn Collaborative is publicizing Mikayla Bailey-Null’s situation as part of its mission to educate legislators and the public about the barriers individuals with mental illnesses face as a result of their disability.

The UPenn Collaborative on Community Integration, in collaboration with Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and Jenience Scott, J.D., have developed a template for states to ensure their laws reflect the requirements of the ADA and that appropriate are in place to prevent the unnecessary separation of families. See Supporting Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Model Reunification Statute for more information.

The UPenn Collaborative has also created a series of factsheets addressing this problem:

Factsheet 1: Child Custody Laws

Factsheet 2: Myths About Parents with Mental Illness

Factsheet 3: Foster Care

Factsheet 4: Resulting Trauma

For more information, or to inquire about specific custody issues, please contact the UPenn Collaborative (http://www.upenn.rrtc.org).
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Targeting Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family - A Model Reunification Statue Includes:
Supporting Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Model Reunification Statute Click here to view

Targeting Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family - Foster Care Factsheet 3:
Foster Care Click here to view

Targeting Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family - Resulting Trauma Factsheet 4:
Removal from the Home: Resulting Trauma Click here to view

Targeting Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family - Child Custody Laws Factsheet 1:
Child Custody Laws List a Mental Illness or Disability as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family Click here to view

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NEW! UPenn Collaborative Targets Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family.	The UPenn Collaborative on Community Integration of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities is launching an initiative to educate legislators around the country about the importance of keeping families together. The Collaborative is especially targeting state laws – in Alaska, Arizona, California, Kentucky and North Dakota, as well as in Puerto Rico – that list mental illness as one of the grounds for not providing “reasonable efforts” to reunify a family. The UPenn Collaborative is publicizing Mikayla Bailey-Null’s situation as part of its mission to educate legislators and the public about the barriers individuals with mental illnesses face as a result of their disability. The UPenn Collaborative on Community Integration, in collaboration with Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and Jenience Scott, J.D., have developed a template for states to ensure their laws reflect the requirements of the ADA and that appropriate are in place to prevent the unnecessary separation of families. See Supporting Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Model Reunification Statute for more information. The UPenn Collaborative has also created a series of factsheets addressing this problem: Factsheet 1: Child Custody Laws Factsheet 2: Myths About Parents with Mental Illness Factsheet 3: Foster Care Factsheet 4: Resulting Trauma For more information, or to inquire about specific custody issues, please contact the UPenn Collaborative (http://www.upenn.rrtc.org).	Click here to view
Targeting Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family - A Model Reunification Statue	Includes: Supporting Parents with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Model Reunification Statute	Click here to view
Targeting Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family - Foster Care	Factsheet 3: Foster Care	Click here to view
Targeting Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family - Resulting Trauma	Factsheet 4: Removal from the Home: Resulting Trauma	Click here to view
Targeting Child Custody Laws that List a Mental Illness as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family - Child Custody Laws	Factsheet 1: Child Custody Laws List a Mental Illness or Disability as Grounds for not Providing Reasonable Efforts to Reunify a Family	Click here to view