Open AccessThe Association Between Client Characteristics and Recovery in California’s Comprehensive Community Mental Health Programs
Author(s) -
Jangho Yoon,
Tim A. Bruckner,
Timothy A. Brown
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301233
Subject(s) - mental health , independent living , ethnic group , gerontology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , association (psychology) , mental illness , substance abuse , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , demography , political science , sociology , law , psychotherapist
In November 2004, California voters passed the Mental Health Services Act, which allocated more than $3 billion for comprehensive community mental health programs. We examined whether these county-level programs, known as "full service partnerships," promoted independent living arrangements (i.e., recovery) among their clients.