title: The mental health organizations.
abstract: The mental health organizations in the mental health phase-in were Oregon's pioneers moving into public managed care. A delicate balance between county mental health authority and private expertise was struck locally to yield a variety of organizational models across the state.
authors.affiliation: Office of Mental Health Services, Mental Health and Developmental Disability Services Division, State of Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009922:Oregon; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014481:United States