title: The responsiveness of State Mental Health Authorities to parents with mental illness.
abstract: The majority of adults with serious mental illness living in the community are parents, many of whom may be receiving services from State Mental Health Authorities (SMHA). Innovative intervention approaches are available to improve outcomes for these parents and their children. Analyses of SMHA and state-level data, as well as qualitative interviews of administrators, service providers, and consumers, underscore the importance of organizational structure and philosophy, an advocacy presence, and available funding to SMHA efforts on behalf of parents and their families.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Center for Mental Health Services Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester 01655, USA. Kathleen.Biebel@umassmed.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Biebel
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Beth R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Hinden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008875:Middle Aged; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States