The mental health commission tackles fragmented services: an interview with Michael Hogan

Michael Hogan, chair of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, describes the commission's findings on the fragmentation of the public mental health services infrastructure and its effort to formulate strategies for improving the alignment of federal, state, and local policy and practice. Clinical treatment needs to be coordinated with supportive services such as housing, education, job training, and case management. State planning is crucial to harmonizing diverse revenue streams. Hogan notes the commission's efforts to include stakeholders in its deliberations and to initiate efforts to coordinate policies among the agencies represented by its members.