Coordination of Mental Health Services

[摘要] The two most important trends in community mental health care are deinstitutionalization and community support. Community based treatment of mentally ill individuals is essential in regard to maintaining individuals in the community after discharge from state facilities, but traditional community mental health services alone cannot have an impact on the ability to reenter the community. The ability of a community support program to maintain individuals in the community depends on its ability to perform certain functions.

[发布机构] University of Michigan

[效力级别] deinstitutionalization

[关键词] mental health;deinstitutionalization;community support;interagency planning;Public Administration