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Constraints and Benefits of Child Welfare Contracts with Behavioral Health Providers: Conditions that Shape Service Access

verfasst von: Alicia C. Bunger, Yiwen Cao, Amanda M. Girth, Jill Hoffman, Hillary A. Robertson

Erschienen in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Ausgabe 5/2016

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Abstract

This qualitative study examines worker perceptions of how public child welfare agencies’ purchase of service contracts with private behavioral health organizations can both facilitate and constrain referral making and children’s access to services. Five, 90-min focus groups were conducted with workers (n = 50) from an urban public child welfare agency in the Midwest. Using a modified grounded theory approach, findings suggest that contracts may expedite service linkages, but contract benefits are conditioned upon design and implementation. Results also suggest the critical role of front line workers in carrying out contractual relationships. Implications for research and interventions for enhancing contracting are discussed.

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Titel: Constraints and Benefits of Child Welfare Contracts with Behavioral Health Providers: Conditions that Shape Service Access
verfasst von: Alicia C. Bunger
Yiwen Cao
Amanda M. Girth
Jill Hoffman
Hillary A. Robertson
Publikationsdatum: 01.10.2015
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Ausgabe 5/2016
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-015-0686-1

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