Public behavioral health care reform in North Carolina: will we get it right this time around?
North Carolina seeks to provide affordable and high-quality care for people with mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse conditions by reforming its behavioral health care system. This article presents an overview of current efforts to achieve that goal and discusses the challenges that must be overcome if reform is to be effective.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Box 3173, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA. marvin.swartz@duke.edu
Marvin
M
Swartz
Joseph
J
Morrissey
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