title: Community mental health services in transition: who is benefiting?
abstract: This study addresses four major questions about the delivery of community-based mental health services: Which target groups are benefiting from recent policy shifts? What services are expanding? What staffing changes are occurring? How are these changes being financed? Findings indicate that state policies are aiding chronically mentally ill clients, but that services for other important target groups are being reduced substantially.
authors.affiliation: Cognos Associates.
authors.forename: Jeanette M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jerrell
authors.affiliation: Cognos Associates.
authors.forename: Judith K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Larsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005380:Financing, Government / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007358:Insurance, Psychiatric / Q000639:trends; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000639:trends; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States