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![]() Date: 3/9/2007 Mental Health Services in the Nation / Improved Quality of Care HighlightedCoordinated primary and mental health and substance abuse care, adoption and application of quality improvement tools, population assessments and national mental health services statistics are contained in Mental Health, United States 2004. The compendium of the latest information available on mental health services, published every two years since 1983, was released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS). For the first time, this edition includes chapters on quality improvement and its application to the mental health field. Specialized topic areas discussed include a national overview of mental health consumer organizations in the United States and the role of information technology as a force that promotes transformation and improved quality of care. Specific issues, population assessments and national service statistics in this compendium include the following: Mental health care in primary care settings;
Mental Health, United States 2004 is available on the Web at http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA06-4195/default.asp . Copies may be obtained free of charge from SAMHSA’s National Mental Health Information Center at 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727). Request inventory number SMA-06-4195. For related publications and information, visit http://www.samhsa.gov/ SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health services delivery system. |
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