Validation of Indirect Methods to Estimate Need for Mental Health Services: Concepts, Strategy, and General Conclusions.

Ciarlo, James A.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ449443

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Validation of Indirect Methods to Estimate Need for Mental Health Services: Concepts, Strategy, and General Conclusions.

Ciarlo, James A.; And Others

Evaluation and Program Planning, v15 n2 p115-31 Apr-Jun 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, Estimation (Mathematics), Geographic Regions, Health Needs, Mental Health Programs, Models, Needs Assessment, Psychiatric Services, State Surveys, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Policymakers

Language: English

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