Community service development for consumers in long-stay psychiatric hospitals in South Carolina

SC's creation of quality & cost-effective commnity-based services for residents with serious mental illness is described. Such policies resulted from the input of national policy leaders in a 1989 conference & program implementation by community groups after the conference. Projects dev...

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Published in:International journal of law and psychiatry 1996, Vol.19 (3), p.265-287
Main Authors: Deci, Paul A., Bevilacqua, Joseph J., Morris, John A., Dias, James K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
After Care
Community Mental Health
Community Mental Health Services
Deinstitutionalization
Hospitals, Psychiatric - organization & administration
Humans
Long-Term Care
Mental Health Services
Mental Illness
Mental Patients
Program Development
Program Evaluation
South Carolina
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Summary:SC's creation of quality & cost-effective commnity-based services for residents with serious mental illness is described. Such policies resulted from the input of national policy leaders in a 1989 conference & program implementation by community groups after the conference. Projects developed out of a federally mandated planning process focused on the transition from long-stay hospitals to community-based public mental health care. Longitudinal interviews with 135 consumers prior to discharge in 1994 & 6 months after discharge reveal that the projects have met goals & reduced costs. 2 Tables, 16 References. B. Persky
ISSN:0160-2527
1873-6386
DOI:10.1016/S0160-2527(96)80004-5