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Financing community care for the chronically mentally ill in Texas /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, Texas. Commission on the Community Care of the Mentally Ill
Other Authors: Warner, David C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Austin, Tex.] : University of Texas at Austin, 1990.
Series:Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs policy research project report ; no. 89.
Subjects:
Community Mental Health Services > economics > Texas.
Community Mental Health Services > Texas.
Mental Disorders > statistics > Texas.
Table of Contents:
  • The evolution of Texas public mental health policy : the past as prologue
  • The Texas public mental health system : patterns of use from fiscal years 1984 through 1988
  • Minority populations
  • The criminal justice system and its impact in the mentally ill
  • Crisis response services
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation
  • Case management
  • Family support services
  • Medication-related services
  • Continuity of care
  • Residential services and other community housing alternatives for persons with chronic mental illness
  • Income support programs
  • Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
  • Community mental health and mental retardation centers
  • Federal revenue sources
  • The role of voluntary organizations in financing care for the chronically mentally ill