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Impact of federally mandated program evaluation

E W Flaherty, K V Olsen

    Community Mental Health Journal
    |January 1, 1982
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    Community mental health centers generally complied with self-evaluation requirements. However, study topics and resource allocation varied, with utility linked to the reason, topic, and dissemination role in evaluations.

    Area of Science:

    • Health Services Research
    • Mental Health Policy
    • Program Evaluation

    Background:

    • The 1975 Community Mental Health Centers Amendments mandated self-evaluation.
    • Assessing the impact of these federal requirements is crucial for understanding service delivery.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To examine the impact of self-evaluation requirements on community mental health centers.
    • To identify factors influencing the utility of self-evaluation studies.

    Main Methods:

    • A survey was conducted with 46 representatives from nine randomly selected community mental health centers.
    • Data collected focused on compliance, study topics, resource allocation, and perceived utility.

    Main Results:

    • High compliance with self-evaluation mandates was observed.

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  • Significant variability existed in the specific topics investigated and resources allocated to evaluations.
  • Study utility was positively associated with the reason for the evaluation, the chosen topic, and the evaluator's role in dissemination.

    • Conclusions:

    • Federal evaluation requirements are perceived as necessary by community mental health centers.
    • Centers prefer self-selection of evaluation topics to align with specific needs.
    • Optimizing evaluation utility requires strategic consideration of purpose, topic, and dissemination.