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As one Arkansas CMHC plans to exit, others lament fraying of system
Author(s) -
Enos Gary
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32040
Subject(s) - lament , mental health , state (computer science) , center (category theory) , atmosphere (unit) , mental health service , gerontology , psychology , geography , psychiatry , medicine , meteorology , art , chemistry , literature , algorithm , computer science , crystallography
In an atmosphere of change that Arkansas community mental health providers characterize as “too much too soon,” leaders in the provider community last week described to MHW what they see as a shattering of the state's public mental health system. The most dramatic effect of the strains on the system has been last month's announcement that the Little Rock Community Mental Health Center will close in late September after more than 50 years of service to the community.