title: Preparing for a public sector mental health reform in New Mexico: the experience of agencies serving adults with serious mental illness.
abstract: In 2005, New Mexico began a comprehensive reform of state-funded mental health care. This paper reports on differences in characteristics, infrastructure, financial status, and services across mental health agencies. We administered a telephone survey to senior leadership to assess agency status prior to and during the first year of reform. Non-profit/public agencies were more likely than others to report reductions or no changes in administrative staff. CMHCs were more likely to report a decline in their financial situation. Findings demonstrated that CMHCs, non-profit/public agencies and rural agencies were more likely to offer critical services to adults with serious mental illness.
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Health Research Center of the Southwest, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 612 Encino Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102, USA. semansky@upenn.edu
authors.forename: Rafael M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Semansky
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hodgkin
authors.forename: Cathleen E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Willging
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009516:New Mexico; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000191:economics; D011640:Public Policy; D017150:Public Sector; D012424:Rural Population; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult