This study compared psychiatric and substance abuse acute care programs, within both
inpatient and residential modalities of care, on organization and staffing, clinical …

Intensive outpatient mental health programs are proliferating rapidly. However, findings
suggest that intensive treatment may be no more effective than standard treatment. This …

Substance abuse providers surveyed after Year 6 of the Massachusetts Behavioral Health
Plan reported better treatment outcomes and access than in previous years. The …

The articles in this special section of the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research
(30: 1) present results from evaluations of publicly funded managed care initiatives for …

A stratified, random sample of 80 providers in the Massachusetts Medicaid Managed Mental
Health/Substance Abuse Program were interviewed by phone to assess their views of the …

Medicaid managed care initiatives pose special challenges to outpatient providers. During
the first two full years of the Massachusetts Mental Health/Substance Abuse initiative, an …

State service delivery systems have had limited success in meeting the needs of persons
with major mental illness and substance abuse problems. Systems issues that create …

Deinstitutionalization has left an inadequate supply of inpatient psychiatric beds.
Simultaneous cuts to public funding and insurance coverage for outpatient mental health …

This evaluation of the third year of the Massachusetts Medicaid managed Mental
Health/Substance Abuse Program showed that overall utilization increased slightly and …

Objective. We examined trends in delivery of mental health and substance abuse services at
the nation's community health centers. Methods. Analyses used data from the Health …