A publication of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; includes forms to guide in the planning and writing of psychiatric advance directives.
http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/consumer_affairs/resources/docs/advance_directive.pdf
Bazelon Center: Psychiatric Advance Directives
Information on psychiatric advance directives from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law.
http://www.bazelon.org/Where-We-Stand/Self-Determination/Advance-Directives.aspx
National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives (NRCPAD)
National resource center for consumers, family members and health professional seeking to plan and write psychiatric advance directives.
Advanced Self Advocacy Plan--A Guidebook
"The ASAP Guidebook is a companion to the Advanced Self Advocacy Plan, which addresses mental health planning needs in a simple, inviting, and easy-to-use format: it discusses inpatient treatment options, and contains information about keeping personal responsibilities – finances, employment, education, mail, the care of children, etc. - on track during periods of crisis or hospitalization."
--The Temple Collaborative on Community Inclusion for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
Advanced Self Advocacy Plan--A Planning Document
"The Advance Self-Advocacy Plan (ASAP) is an easy-to-use customizable plan for people who want to create a Psychiatric Advanced Directive or Mental Health Crisis Plan: it is a practical and use-friendly tool that can be used by people with mental illnesses to keep them ‘in the driver’s seat’ with regard to their own psychiatric care and personal life – even in times of psychiatric crises."
-Temple Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities