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Partnership Development Among Mental Health Organizations, Alicia C. Bunger
Partnership Development Among Mental Health Organizations, Alicia C. Bunger
Arts & Sciences Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Mental health organizations can play a key role in enhancing youths' access to care by working together to bridge gaps in service delivery systems. This dissertation study examines partnerships among a network of children's behavioral health organizations. The specific aims are to (1) describe and understand the network of partnerships among members of the Children's Services Coalition, (2) assess the capacity of the system to provide coordinated service delivery, and (3) test how patterns of organizational characteristics influence conditions that facilitate and inhibit partnerships among the Children's Service Coalition organizations.
This dissertation is a predominantly quantitative cross-sectional network study of …
Mental Health And Women’S Receipt Of Recommended Preventive Care, Melanie M. Race
Mental Health And Women’S Receipt Of Recommended Preventive Care, Melanie M. Race
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
Recent studies have suggested that individuals with mental health conditions experience higher morbidity and mortality than individuals without mental disorders (Colton and Manderscheid, 2006; Osborn et al., 2007). Improving health outcomes for individuals with mental health conditions may require that providers, policymakers, and insurers pay particular attention to the primary care provided to these individuals. High-quality primary care means having a usual source of care and receiving appropriate preventive care, including routine physical examinations and recommended screenings. Some studies suggest that women with mental health conditions receive preventive care at lower rates than women without mental health conditions.