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The New Jersey Performance Management System: A State System and Uses of Simple Measures.
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Kamis-Gould, Edna – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1987
The New Jersey Performance Management System (PMS) is a major mechanism used by the leadership of the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Hospitals to contract for, monitor, and manage community mental health services. This paper describes PMS, its components, implementation, and limitations. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Community Services, Evaluation Criteria, Management Systems, Medical Care Evaluation
Implications of Advances in Indirect Needs-Assessment Models for Mental Health Planning and Administration.
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Shern, David L.; Grosser, Rene C. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Implications of the Colorado Social Health Survey for indirect needs assessment in mental health planning and administration are discussed. The survey model parameters' generalizability to other areas of the nation should be investigated, as well as improved ways of linking specific populations to needs, preferences, and outcome dimensions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Evaluation Methods, Generalization, Health Needs
Implementing Indirect Needs-Assessment Models for Planning State Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
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Ciarlo, James A.; Tweed, Dan L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Service-planning issues necessary for successful implementation of an indirect needs-assessment model to estimate geographical differences in the prevalence of needs for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services are discussed. The issues include selection of need categories as target groups, estimation model selection, and understanding…
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Geographic Regions, Health Needs, Incidence