Covers the historical, policy and administrative aspects of
public mental health care. . . . An important addition to academic
libraries serving graduate or upper-division undergraduate programs
in public administration, health services, community psychology, or
public health. "Choice"
As the social and economic costs associated with mental
disorders continue to rise, policymakers and mental health
administrators are faced with dwindling budgets and the need for
expanded and improved services. This ambitious new work offers a
thorough examination of these difficult policy issues, together
with studies of the population groups affected and the programs and
facilities designed to serve them. Written by twenty-nine
specialists in the field, it provides analyses of recent empirical
findings and a thoughtful review of the challenges that lie
ahead.
The first two chapters examine central policy concerns and the
elements that make up the mental health service system.
Epidemiological analyses focus on problem populations such as the
chronically mentally ill, the elderly, children, minorities, and
substance abusers. Mental health policy development is next
explored. Specific topics covered include the
deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill, the creation of
community mental health programs, the impact of the Alcohol, Drug
Abuse, and Mental Health Block Grant, and the political process of
mental health policymaking. The next several chapters look at the
record of the community mental health movement, including community
residential care, the problem of homelessness, and public mental
hospital's changing role. Financial, legal, administrative, and
planning issues are also considered. The volume concludes with a
discussion of possible future trends in mental health policymaking
and administration. An authoritative resource for mental health and
human service professionals as well as students and academics in
these fields, this book is appropriate for academic, professional,
public agency, and large public libraries.
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