This study tracks the 761 community mental health centers which received federal grants as
of 1981 and assesses their status 10 years after the shift to Block Grant financing. Contrary …

The results of a, survey of 71 directors of community mental health centers in 15 states in
1982 and 1983 indicate that CMHCs made major changes in their services, staffing, sources …

The following is a report on a National Conference on Graduate Community Mental Health
Centers held April 14–17, 1980, in South Carolina. Sponsored by the National Institute of …

What happens to community mental health centers when federal funding declines and then
ends? Analysis of service utilization patterns over a five year period for a cohort of …

Policy changes in the 1980s have altered the financial status of community mental health
centers. Directors have operated, in most cases, with fewer resources than in past decades …

The author examines geographic patterns of funding for community mental health centers
(CMHCs) between 1965 and 1980. Using data from the National Institute of Mental Health …

Community mental health centers are subject to a number of pressures that will affect the
way centers operate in the years ahead. These influences include a reduction infederal …

Many community mental health centers have bad to operate with less funding in the past
several years, especially since the advent of block grant funding. Evidence is now …

A survey of funded applications for federal staffing grants from 80 community mental health
centers reveals that of 3,830 full-time positions projected by the centers, 1,613 or 42% were …

The author describes the history and implications of recent legislation affecting community
mental health centers. New legislative requirements will result in centers seeing typically …