gr01494.xml Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Meagan Kellom September 2018 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. Records. 1987-2008. Materials in English. Annual and biennial reports, correspondence, newsletters, news clippings, and reports of this health oversight agency. 1.8 cubic feet (2 boxes) See Detailed Description for shelf locations. HISTORICAL NOTE

The Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, a health oversight agency, was established in 1987. It was originally called the Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation. The office was given a mandate by the state legislature to "promote the highest attainable standards of treatment, competence, efficiency, and justice for all people receiving care and treatment for mental illness, mental retardation, chemical dependency, or emotional disturbance." The position of Ombudsman is appointed by the governor (MS 245.92).

 CATALOG HEADINGS Topics: Complaints (Administrative procedure) -- Minnesota. Developmentally disabled -- Institutional care -- Minnesota. Intellectual disability facilities patients -- Minnesota. Mental health services -- Complaints against -- Minnesota. Mentally ill -- Minnesota. Older people -- Services for -- Minnesota. Ombudspersons -- Minnesota. People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota. People with mental disabilities -- Services for -- Minnesota. Public welfare -- Minnesota. Substance abuse -- Treatment -- Minnesota. Persons: Hokanson, Shirley. Johnson, Bruce H. Opheim, Roberta. Organizations: Minnesota. Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Mental Retardation. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Ombudsman correspondence may include private information about individuals. Records with private information are closed for 75 years from date of last entry in the record. The restricted records are noted in the finding aid. Researchers must apply for permission to use these records. Please consult library staff for more information.

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 2019-03

 Processing Information:

Processed by: Perry Schussler and Charles Rodgers, August 2018

Catalog ID number: 008955450

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 113.A.2.1BAnnual and biennial reports,1988-2015.2 folders. Ombudsman News newsletter,1989-1993. News clippings,1987-2008.3 folders.

Contains news stories largely regarding the conditions at various hospitals and group homes for people with disabilities.

 Reports:

Organized chronologically.

 Survey of Psychotropic Medication Usage in Community Rule 34 Facilities in Minnesota,August 1989. Report on the Quality of Care and Treatment Provided by Gerard of Minnesota,December 1989. Response to Report on Gerard of Minnesota,December 1989. Facility reports - Valor, Gerard, Homeward Bound Inc., Willmar Regional Treatment Center (RTC), Brainerd RTC, Faribault RTC,1989-1991. Rule 5 Programs in Minnesota,December 1990. Ombudsman Advisory Committee's Public Meeting on Case Management Services,January 1991. Intended and Unintended Consequences of Existing and Proposed Legislation Dealing with Persons Having "Psychopathic Personalities,"January 1992. Strategic Plan and Strategic Plan Mid-Course Correction,1992. Summary Report of Systemic Review at the Peoples Community Cave Residence,1993. Client Advisory Needs Assessment at St. Peter Regional Treatment Center,June 1993. The Madden Kimball Home, Stearns County,January 1994. Report on the Assisi Residence I, Blue Earth,February 1995. Behavioral Side Effects of Barbiturate Antiepileptic Drugs,April 1995. Woodhaven Senior Community Client Choice Survey,April 1995. Making Government Responsive to Citizens - A Comprehensive Overview with Recommendations for Efficient Ombudsman Services,December 1995. Laura Baker School report,February 1996. Department of Human Services Review Boards,August 1997. Foster Care: One Child's Experience in Le Sueur County,May 1998. Why Do We Wait? A Mental Health Report,1999. Handbook for Substitute Decision-Makers,September 1999. Report to the Legislature on Health Related Ombudsman and Advocacy Services - Workgroup Recommendations,December 1999. Review of Conditions at South Center Manor, Center City,2003. Are We Failing Our Children and Their Families? Children's Mental Health and the Misuse of the Chips Process,2005. Comments to the Minnesota Supreme Court Chemical Dependency Task Force,2006. Koochiching County - An Ombudsman Review of One Family's Request for Help,October 4, 2006. "Just Plain Wrong" - Excessive Use of Restraints at Cambridge,September 2008. 113.A.2.2FOmbudsman Correspondence:

RESTRICTED: May contain identifying information of patients.

 Shirley Hokanson,1987-1991.7 folders. Bruce Johnson,1991-1992. Roberta Opheim,1993-2008.13 folders.

2007 not included.

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