NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Economic Change and Differential Service Modality Utilization in Urban Community Mental Health Centers.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Cahill, Janet; McGurrin, Martin – 1983
Research has found a strong relationship between aggregate economic indicators and the number of individuals receiving services from mental health facilities. To examine the relationship between macroeconomics and health, the broad utilization patterns and demographic information on the aggregate number of individuals using the mental health…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Economic Change, Health Needs
Validation of Indirect Methods to Estimate Need for Mental Health Services: Concepts, Strategy, and General Conclusions.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Ciarlo, James A.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
A summary is provided of a large-scale needs assessment research project in Colorado that tested the validity of several statistical procedures or models for indirectly estimating the need for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services across geographic subregions using a Colorado Social Health Survey sample of 4,745 adults. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Delivery Systems, Drug Rehabilitation
The Colorado Social Health Survey of Mental Health Service Needs: Sampling, Instrumentation, and Major Findings.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Ciarlo, James A.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
A stratified probability sample of 4,745 adults in Colorado was surveyed to determine the need for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services. Findings that variation in need prevalence across 48 subareas of the state substantially challenge the assumptions of a uniform rate of need in a state. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Geographic Regions
Empirical Validity of Indirect Mental Health Needs-Assessment Models in Colorado.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Tweed, Dan L.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Results of empirical validation studies of six statistical models available for indirectly estimating the need for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services across a large geographic area are presented. Models were evaluated using Colorado Social Health Survey data for 4,745 adults from 48 subareas of Colorado. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Drug Rehabilitation
Determining "Cases" of Mental Health-Related Dysfunction from Continuous Scales of Everyday Functioning.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Sachs-Ericsson, Natalie; Ciarlo, James A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Three methods of designating everyday-dysfunction cases in the Colorado Social Health Survey are compared for a sample of 4,745 adults. The clinical judgment approach was chosen as the primary method of identification, with the statistical deviation criterion a backup. The patient criterion group approach was less useful. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Case Records, Clinical Diagnosis
Health and Psychosocial Aspects of Transition. Section III.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hostler, Sharon L.; And Others – 1987
This compilation brings together various conference papers and a working group report on health and psychosocial aspects of transition for people with deaf-blindness and other profound disabilities. The title paper by Sharon Hostler focuses on health service needs of the individual, including health planning, a transition health assessment, and an…
Descriptors: Adults, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Family Involvement
Summary, Conclusions, Recommendations, and Implications of the Conference: Purpose and Format. Summary.
Covert, Angela M. – 1987
The purpose of the conference summarized here was to provide a multidisciplinary examination of the critical service needs of youth who are profoundly/multiply handicapped with deaf-blindness and who are old enough to be leaving the education system, and to recommend strategies for providing high quality comprehensive transition services for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Advocacy, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems