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The Impact Of Type Of Ownership On Mental Health Organizations: The Privatization Alternative, Gary R. Mathews
The Impact Of Type Of Ownership On Mental Health Organizations: The Privatization Alternative, Gary R. Mathews
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In recent history most citizens have traditionally considered care of the mentally ill a public service, a government responsibility, and a financial expense best acquitted through taxation. A current topic of debate is whether or not mental health care should continue to be provided primarily in the public realm or instead be provided as a business. A question which must be answered as a part of this debate is: Does type of ownership affect service provision, and if so how? In order to answer this question data from the 1983 Inventory of Mental Health Organizations, a national survey sponsored by …