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Document Analysis of State Statutes on Advance Directives - There is increasing interest among people with mental illness and their clinicians and service providers that advance health care planning may enable individuals to have greater control of their treatment, may provide important information to guide health care providers to make treatment decisions, may reduce the need for formal court adjudications of treatment, and may reduce the costs associated with involuntary care. Likewise, it has been argued that use of written advance directive instruments may have significant therapeutic value and function as an important "safety valve" for difficult treatment and legal issues. However, advance written health care directives are not without significant limitations and are uniquely products of state law. 
Other Topics: Mental Health Issues  Community Services  Health Care 
Contributor: WVDDC
Document FAQs and Forms: Advance Directives in WV - 16 page booklet from the "West Virginia Center for End of Life Care," at the WVU Medical Center. Includes Frequently Asked Questions, and forms including Living Will, Medical Power of Attorney, and a combined Living Will and Medical Power of Attorney. 
Document Guardianship and Conservatorship: What Do I Need to Know? - A person who is not capable of making decisions for themself may need to have a "guardian" or a "conservator" appointed. Read these questions and answers about how the West Virginia court system handles these cases. 
Other Topics: Guardianship & Conservatorship 
Document Web site - WV Center for End-of-Life Care - The WV Center for End-of-Life Care is housed in the WVU Health Sciences center in Morgantown, WV. Their web site has a wide range of information and forms which may be useful in planning your health care and your future well-being.  
Other Topics: Powers of attorney/advance directives/living wills 
 
Forms
Document Advance Directives - forms and information - You can find forms for Living Wills, Medical Powers of Attorney, and other "advance directives" at this web site. They were posted by the WV Center for End-of-Life Care, which is supported by the WVU Health Sciences division in Morgantown, WV. 
Other Topics: Powers of attorney/advance directives/living wills 

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