Comparing For-Profit and Nonprofit Mental Health Services in County Jails

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Comartin ◽  
Victoria Nelson ◽  
Nanci Hambrick ◽  
Sheryl Kubiak ◽  
Emily Sightes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
For Profit ◽  
County Jails

Malfeasance and Regaining Nursing’s Moral Voice and Integrity

2001 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wanda K Mohr ◽  
Sara Horton-Deutsch
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Moral Voice ◽  
Collective Silence ◽  
Recent Developments

This article discusses some of the most recent developments in US mental health services that follow on the heels of the for-profit hospital scandal that was brought to public attention less than a decade ago. As individuals and as a profession, nurses have a responsibility to uncover, openly discuss and condemn malfeasance when it occurs, yet there has been a collective silence about these developments. The authors explore the reasons for this and make recommendations for regaining nursing’s moral voice and integrity.

scholarly journals How the Health and Social Care Act 2012 has affected commissioning of mental health in England

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. bjgp19X703373
Author(s):  
Alisha Patel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Performance Data ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
And Performance

BackgroundNHS mental health services are under pressure due to chronic underfunding and constrained resources. The Health & Social Care Act implemented an extensive restructure of the NHS and introduced three new legal duties: duty to arrange, promote competition, and integrate services.AimTo establish how the Health and Social Care Act 2012 affected commissioning of mental health services in England and how the duties are being fulfilled.MethodFreedom of Information (FOI) requests were sent to all 211 clinical commissioning groups in England. The number, value, and length of all contracts for mental health services were requested from 2013 to 2016 by type and name of provider; as well as a range of quality and performance data.ResultsThe FOI received a 93% response rate. CCGs commissioned between 1–127 contracts each: 65.3% of all contracts were awarded to the third sector (private for profit, not for profit, and voluntary organisations), amounting to 6% of the total value of contracts commissioned. NHS foundation trusts were awarded 25% of contracts, worth 70% of the total value of contracts. 71% of contracts had no evidence of quality monitoring.ConclusionThe high volume and low value of contracts commissioned to third sector organisations fulfils the new duty to arrange but not to integrate; showing considerable fragmentation of mental health provision. The emerging external market is a result of the Health & Social Care Act promoting diversification of the provider market. Finally, the lack of quality and performance data raises concerns over the transparency and accountability of an NHS that is increasingly being provided by companies.

Los Angeles County Jails Could Divert More Individuals to Community-Based Mental Health Services

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Holliday ◽  
Nicholas Pace ◽  
Neil Gowensmith ◽  
Ira Packer ◽  
Daniel Murrie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Los Angeles County ◽  
Community Based ◽  
County Jails

Hotlines and Mental Health Services

Crisis ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Mary Frances Seeley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services
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