Posted on June 17, 2009 10:00
Topics: Medicaid | Mental Health | SAMHSA | Substance Use
Post Type: report
This 2004 report examines mental health and substance abuse service utilization among individuals served by multiple public agencies in Delaware, Oklahoma and Washington.
From the abstract:
This study examines the extent to which populations with MH and/or SA conditions utilize treatment services through Medicaid and State MH/SA Agencies. Data are from the SAMHSA Integrated Database, a multi-year file for three states combining Medicaid and State MH/SA Agency administrative data into a uniform database. Although populations with co-occurring conditions and those served by both Medicaid and State MH/SA Agencies have substantial contact with the public treatment system, a majority of the MH/SA populations examined here utilize few services over brief periods of time. Utilization is most limited among individuals with MH-only conditions and those served exclusively by Medicaid. While a lack of data on clinical outcomes prevents us from drawing conclusions about the effectiveness of MH/SA services, results of this analysis do indicate that public programs in the states examined here do not provide services that are primarily utilized on a frequent or chronic basis.
Download the full report (PDF): Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Utilization Among Individuals Served by Multiple Public Agencies.pdf (231.15 kb)
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