title: Demographic data and mental health planning.
abstract: The use of readily available demographic data in mental health planning is discussed and illustrated. Four indices are identified as important in setting priorities for mental health services: social class, family organization, population mobility, and population heterogeneity.
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D012306:Risk; D012923:Social Class