title: Recent census changes in state hospitals: a look below the surface.
abstract: The rate at which long term patients are being discharged from the state hospitals in Connecticut has decreased sharply in recent years. This is only one of several trends that have major implications for program planning and evaluation.
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003237:Connecticut; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008134:Long-Term Care; D012112:Residential Facilities