The DD Division contracts with West Virginia University Center for Excellence in Disabilities to provide technical support to the crisis service system. Two Crisis Coordinators provide technical assistance training to providers and consultation with treatment teams and crisis respites sites. The goal of CED is to build the capacity of agencies to support individuals with developmental disabilities by promoting positive behavior support.

The Division currently contracts with 2 children crisis respite sites for a total of 7 beds and 6 adult crisis respite sites for a total of 12 beds.

  MR/DD Crisis Respite Desk Guide

There are over 10,000 families living in West Virginia who have someone living at home with a developmental disability. The West Virginia Family Support Program has been operating under state law since March of 1991. The program has grown over the past ten years from serving 100 families with a small budget to the current line item budget of just over one million dollars that supports the State Coordinator and provides assistance to just over 2000 families. Supports provided to families included: respite care, assistance with transportation needs, assistance with equipment needs of their child, assistance with health related needs (therapy costs, medical equipment not covered by insurance, etc.), assistance with accessing goods and services in the community and home modifications.

The WV Family Support Program

The Medley Management Team (MMT)was formed in the late 1970s to develop and oversee plans for implementing the consent decree. It includes representatives from the key agencies serving people with developmental disabilities, including the Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Rehabilitative Services. The West Virginia Advocates and Association of Behavioral Health Care Providers are advisors. Other groups provide information and advice to the team as needed.

Medley Management Team has continued to meet as required by the Medley Consent Decree. Key issues that the team are working on include, evaluating services for class members, developing interagency agreements among the represented agencies regarding services for individuals who are Medley class members and those considered “At-Risk” of institutionalization, assessing children with MR/DD who are placed out of state, and meeting the vocational needs of class members.

Supported employment is competitive employment in an integrated setting with ongoing support services for individuals with disabilities. Supported Employment focuses on individual strengths and provides the support needed for the individual to work and contribute to their community. Supported Employment impacts the community by allowing a person to showcase their strengths and make a positive community connection. Supported employment programs throughout the state provide a variety of supported employment services such as community job development, individual job coaching, job matching, and extended employment services.

The Developmental Disabilities Division funds seven supportive employment programs throughout the state. OBHS currently supports the following supported employment programs: REM-West Virginia, Inc., Prestera Center for Mental Health Services, Open Doors, Inc., West Virginia Mental health Consumers Association, Job Squad, Inc. Russell Nesbitt, Inc., and the Arc of Harrison County. Each of these programs assist individuals with behavioral health needs who seek community employment.

For additional information concerning Supported Employment contact Stephen.a.brady@wv.gov

Unmet Needs is a grant set forth by the Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities to meet the unmet needs of individuals who are NOT living with family members who are in need of items that are not covered under any other funding source. It is a funding source of last resort and all other sources must have been attempted before applying for this grant.

Supports Grants is a grant set forth by the Bureau of Behavioral Health & Health Facilities for those individuals who have been determined eligible for Waiver and are waiting for availability for funding. You must have been determined eligible for Waiver to be eligible for this grant.

Termination Grants is a grant set forth by the Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities for those individuals who have been terminated from Waiver Services for whatever reason and are in a transition period and are in need of some limited services until alternative services can be arranged.

  DD Supports Grant
  Unmet Needs Policy
  Unmet Needs Example Application
  Termination Grant


For additional information concerning Unment Needs, Supports and Termination Grants contact: cassandratoliver@wvdhhr.org

In January 1997, the National Association of State Directore of Developemental Disabilities Services, Inc., and the Human Services Research Institute launced the Nation Core Indicatiors. The National Core Indicators is a multi-state collaborative effore aimed at measuring the queality of services provided to individuals with developmental disabilities. The Core Indicatiors utilize a systematic approach to performance and outcome measurement.

View the Core (Performance) Indicators

West Virginia joined the National Core Indicators in 2001. West Virginia has actively collected data through consumer and family surveys.

View 2001-2002 Consumer Survey Results
View 2001-2002 Adult Family Survey Results

View 2002-2003 Consumer Survey Results
View 2002-2003 Adult Family Survey Results

View 2003-2004 Consumer Survey Results
View 2003-2004 Adult Family Survey Results

View 2004-2005 Consumer Survey Results
View 2004-2005 Adult Family Survey Results

View 2005-2006 Consumer Survey Results
View 2005-2006 Adult Family Survey Results

View 2006-2007 Consumer Survey Results

West Virginia utilizes the National Core Indicators in its quality review of the developmental disabilities service system. Survey results are analyzed and utilized to effect planning for system improvement.

For additional information concerning West Virginia Core Indicators contact: cassandratoliver@wvdhhr.org

 To see additional reports and information about the national project, visit  www.hsri.org