An evolving managed care system: Public mental health services in San Francisco

1995 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Penner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Managed Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health Services ◽  
Care System

Enhancing the contribution of clinical psychology: an under-utilised workforce in public mental health services

2021 ◽  
pp. 103985622199264
Author(s):  
Henry Jackson ◽  
Caroline Hunt ◽  
Carol Hulbert
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Clinical Psychology ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Clinical Psychologists ◽  
Pathways To Care ◽  
Mental Health Training ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

Objective: Clinical psychologists are practitioners with expertise in mental health, who apply advanced psychological theory and knowledge to their practice in order to assess and treat complex psychological disorders. Given their robust specialised mental health training, clinical psychology is an integral component of the Australian mental health workforce, but is under-utilised. Recent reviews have identified significant problems with Australia’s mental health system, including unequal access to clinical psychology services and fragmentation of service delivery, including convoluted pathways to care. Conclusions: Clinical psychology is well placed to contribute meaningfully to public mental health services (PMHS). We describe what clinical psychologists currently contribute to team-based care in PMHS, how we could further contribute and the barriers to making more extensive contributions. We identify significant historical and organisational factors that have limited the contribution made by clinical psychologists and provide suggestions for cultural change to PMHS.

scholarly journals Access to public mental health services among older adults with severe mental illness

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd P. Gilmer ◽  
Victoria D. Ojeda ◽  
Dahlia Fuentes ◽  
Viviana Criado ◽  
Piedad Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Severe Mental Illness ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Public Mental Health Services

Measuring Community Preferences for Public Mental Health Services: Pilot Test of a Mail Survey Method

2004 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Shumway ◽  
George J. Unick ◽  
William A. McConnell ◽  
Ralph Catalano ◽  
Peter Forster
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Pilot Test ◽  
Public Mental Health Services ◽  
Community Preferences

scholarly journals Public mental health services in Mumbai

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 97-99
Author(s):  
Ajanta Akhuly ◽  
Mrinmoyi Kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Special Significance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Migrant Populations ◽  
Public Mental Health Services ◽  
The World

Mumbai, India's largest city, also has the distinction of being the most populous city in the world. The association between urbanisation and mental illness has been widely documented (Harpham & Blue, 1995, especially pp. 41–60). Mumbai is characterised by dense slums housing large migrant populations facing stressful lives. The state of publicly funded mental health facilities in Mumbai has special significance in this context, since they are the only resource available to a large economic ally vulnerable section of the population. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the public mental health services in Mumbai and to identify areas for improvement.

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