title: Mental health in health planning: fitting square programs into round wholes?
abstract: Mental health services account for between 12 and 15 percent of the national health care expenditures. An organized mental health system is emerging to link the service delivery and community support programs. The implementation mechanisms of State and local mental health programs can be responsive to the goals of the health planning processes as long as there is adequate appreciation of the different roles and responsibilities of each of the participants.
mesh_terms: D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D014481:United States