Empirical Validity of Indirect Mental Health Needs-Assessment Models in Colorado.

Tweed, Dan L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ449447

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Empirical Validity of Indirect Mental Health Needs-Assessment Models in Colorado.

Tweed, Dan L.; And Others

Evaluation and Program Planning, v15 n2 p181-94 Apr-Jun 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, Estimation (Mathematics), Geographic Regions, Health Needs, Mathematical Models, Mental Health Programs, Needs Assessment, Predictive Validity, Psychiatric Services, State Surveys, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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