State and local collaboration in the development of Wisconsin's mental health system.
Wisconsin dramatically transformed its public mental health system from inpatient treatment to a community-based service system in the 1970s. The resulting decentralized and community-based system used complementary clinical and operational strategies. This paper identifies key aspects of a multi-faceted state and local collaboration.
D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007297:Inpatients; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013219:State Government; D014922:Wisconsin