An evaluation of traditional and alternative mental health facilities.
Traditional mental health facilities were compared with alternative mental health facilities on their response to a crisis situation. Over one-third of the total sample of facilities (n = 50) did not respond with any help. Alternative facilities gave more direct counseling than did traditional facilities, indicating the particular suitability of alternative facilities for crisis intervention.
D002140:California; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003376:Counseling; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D013689:Telephone