title: Mental health provider contracts for intensive community services.
abstract: Community treatment is a 20-year-old model of care for patients with mental illness that is proven effective but rarely implemented. Find out how one behavioral health managed care provider has partnered with the state of Iowa to create a community-based team approach for serving the mentally ill and their families.
mesh_terms: D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011361:Professional Competence; D011635:Public Health Administration; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies