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Cahill, Janet; McGurrin, Martin – 1983
Research has found a strong relationship between aggregate economic indicators and the number of individuals receiving services from mental health facilities. To examine the relationship between macroeconomics and health, the broad utilization patterns and demographic information on the aggregate number of individuals using the mental health…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Economic Change, Health Needs
Lonigan, Christopher J.; Muzekari, Louis H. – 1991
A number of studies have examined variables that discriminate individuals who drop out of mental health programs. However, relatively little attention has been focused on determining characteristics of individuals who fail to follow through after their initial contact with mental health services. This study was designed to provide a profile of…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Community Programs, Dropout Research, Mental Health Clinics
Campbell, Edward M.; Fortune, Jon; Severance, Donald; Holderegger, John; Fortune, Barbara – 2000
A database was assembled from data collected on all people served by the Developmental Disabilities divisions of Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming, including state institutions and state-funded programs (n=5,928). Information included provider expenditures associated with each individual, allocations made by individual reimbursement rates,…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support
Campbell, Edward M.; Fortune, Jon; Heinlein, Ken B. – 2000
This report investigated the financial expenditures of states for services for individuals with developmental disabilities and examined the factors that influenced the level of expenditure. Eight multiple-regression models are presented which explain 70 to 88 percent of the variation in states' total expenditures. In addition to the obvious…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Court Litigation
Eisenstadt, Jeanne Watson; Powell, Douglas R. – 1984
This study examined ways in which 42 low income mothers used a multifaceted neighborhood-based parent education program. Two different patterns of sequential relationship between use of staff services, verbal participation in a discussion group, attendance, and formation of peer ties were identified. These patterns were shown to be related to…
Descriptors: Children, Citizen Participation, Community Programs, Conceptual Tempo