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Howard Padwa1, Erick G Guerrero, Joel T Braslow
1Dr. Padwa and Dr. Braslow are with the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles (e-mail: hpadwa@ucla.edu ). Dr. Guerrero and Ms. Fenwick are with the School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Objective:
The publication of the President's New Freedom Commission Report in 2003 led to hope and anticipation that system transformation would address barriers that have impeded the delivery of integrated services for clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Have problems been resolved? This study analyzed providers' perspectives on serving clients with co-occurring disorders in a large mental health system that has undergone transformation.
Methods:
Six focus groups were conducted with providers at specialty mental health treatment organizations that received funding to transform services. Using content analysis, the authors identified major themes of the focus group discussions.
Results:
Participants reported several barriers within the mental health system and challenges associated with collaborating with specialty substance abuse treatment providers that impede the delivery of integrated care.
Conclusions:
In spite of efforts to improve co-occurring disorder service delivery in a transformed mental health system, barriers that have historically impeded integrated treatment persist.
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