title: Improving services by holding hands, not pointing fingers.
abstract: Imagine a community with a social detox center decreasing its number of beds, along with facing gaps in linkages from detox to outpatient treatment because of funding cuts. This results in overcrowded and misused emergency rooms filled with intoxicated people, and patients leave before being seen. Law-enforcement needs increase to respond to inebriatedpeople on the streets. Community agencies become increasingly frustrated and mistrustful of each other. The community essentially is in crisis because of substance abuse issues.
authors.affiliation: Pikes Peak Integrated Solutions, USA. raggio0306@behavioral.net
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Raggio
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D003120:Colorado; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*