Converting partial hospitals to community integrated recovery centers.
This paper describes the conversion of partial hospitals into recovery-oriented programs as part of system transformation. Steps included: participatory planning with stakeholders; strength based assessment of resources and needs; technical assistance; and changing funding strategies. Over a period of 8 years, use of partial hospitals decreased as persons with serious mental illnesses were transitioned to community integrated recovery centers. Preliminary outcomes suggest that these programs are more effective in engaging people in the community activities of their choice, confirming previous findings that showed that partial hospitals can be converted to recovery-oriented programs that focus more directly on promoting community inclusion.
Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Arthur
A
Evans
Barnabas
B
Okeke
Sade
S
Ali
Ijeoma
I
Achara-Abrahams
Tom
T
OHara
Tramaine
T
Stevenson
Nikena
N
Warner
Cathy
C
Bolton
Suet
S
Lim
Joe
J
Faith
Joan
J
King
Larry
L
Davidson
Paul
P
Poplawski
Aileen
A
Rothbard
Mark
M
Salzer
D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015143:Philadelphia