It is known that persons with co-occurring substance misuse and mental health disorders have better treatment outcomes when services are provided concurrently. However, in community-based systems of care, providers of mental health and substance abuse rarely have useful service linkages. Barriers exist for a number of reasons including but not limited to; different treatement philosophies, funding sources, constituencies, and service requirements. This presentation will identify predictors of service linkages both new and continuing. Data for this presentation come from six cities in the US. In each city, data were gathered on the service linkages between mental health and substance abuse agencies at two points in time. In addition midway between the service linkage data collections additional data were collected on the agencies and their perceptions of the other agencies in the service networks. The data were analyzed using a logistic p* model developed by Wasserman and colleagues. Findings will be discussed in the context of community-based services for persons with dual disorders of substance abuse and mental health.
Learning Objectives: At end of session attendees will be able to: 1) identify barriers to service relationships among substance abuse and mental health organizations 2) understand what are some good predictors of service relationships taken from organizational theory
Keywords: Substance Abuse, Mental Health Services
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Providers in six US cities
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Relationship: Not Received.