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Community mental health and managed care
New Directions for Mental Health Services
|January 1, 1993
Summary
Community Mental Health Organizations (CMHOs) offer comprehensive services in least restrictive settings. Their historical focus on prevention and care coordination positions them for key roles in modern behavioral health programs.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Health Services
- Healthcare Management
- Community Psychiatry
Background:
- Community Mental Health Organizations (CMHOs) have a long history of providing coordinated, comprehensive services.
- The foundational principles of CMHOs include prevention, service coordination, continuity of care, and case management.
- These traditional approaches are integral to contemporary managed behavioral health programs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the historical contributions of CMHOs to behavioral health.
- To emphasize the relevance of CMHO methodologies in current healthcare systems.
- To identify opportunities for CMHOs in evolving behavioral health programs.
Main Methods:
- Historical analysis of CMHO principles and practices.
- Review of foundational service delivery models.
- Examination of the evolution of managed behavioral health programs.
Main Results:
- CMHOs established a tradition of comprehensive care in community settings.
- Early CMHO practices like prevention and case management are foundational to current programs.
- Contemporary managed behavioral health programs benefit from CMHO expertise.
Conclusions:
- CMHOs possess a rich heritage of effective service delivery.
- The core tenets of CMHOs remain highly relevant in today's behavioral health landscape.
- CMHOs are well-positioned to be significant contributors to new and evolving healthcare initiatives.