Objective: Empirical study of public behavioral health systems' use of data and their
investment in evidence-based treatments (EBTs) is limited. This study describes trends in …

Recovery (also known as the “recovery orientation,”“recovery vision,” or “recovery
philosophy”) has been the dominant paradigm shaping current mental health policy for the …

Objective: Little is known about the effect recent health care reform legislation will have on
coverage of individuals with severe mental disorders. The authors examined current and …

Although there is broad consensus that people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) are
overrepresented in correctional settings, there is less agreement about the policy trends that …

We assess the degree to which the mentally ill who would have been in mental hospitals in
years past have been transinstitutionalized to prisons and jails. We also assess the …

Policymakers and academics in the US have long debated the root determinants of criminal
behavior. In the 1960s, one dominant strain of thought argued that criminal behavior …

Abstract Objective Duration of Untreated Psychosis (DUP) remains unacceptably long and
limits effectiveness of care. To determine whether an early detection campaign (“Mindmap”) …

The Biden-Harris Administration's FY22 budget includes $1.6 billion for the Community
Mental Health Services Block Grant program, more than double the FY21 allocation, given …

Background: Primary care physicians, rather than psychiatrists, prescribe a majority of
psychotropic medications in the United States. However, past research has shown …

Background Policies generate accountability in that they offer a standard against which
government performance can be assessed. A central question of this study is whether …