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Erschienen in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research 3/2008

01.07.2008 | Regular Article

Money, Case Complexity, and Wait Lists: Perspectives on Problems and Solutions at Children’s Mental Health Centers in Ontario

verfasst von: Graham J. Reid, PhD, Judith Belle Brown, PhD

Erschienen in: The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research | Ausgabe 3/2008

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Abstract

Senior managers of children’s mental health centers across Ontario, Canada were interviewed regarding the challenges and solutions of access and delivery of care. The central challenges—funding, case complexity, waitlists, staffing, and system integration—revealed a complex interplay between the policies and financing of children’s mental health services and the provision of clinical services at the agency level and within the community. The desire for integration and collaboration was countered by competition for funding and service demands. A need for policies that allow for local solutions while providing leadership for sustained improvements in the ease and timeliness of access to care and effective clinical services emerged.
Fußnoten
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The best estimates of operating expenses are reported; however, the components within the programs may not have been exactly the same in 1992–1993 and 2003–2004 due to changes in structure of the ministries and the reporting methods for Ministry of Finance.
 
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Metadaten
Titel
Money, Case Complexity, and Wait Lists: Perspectives on Problems and Solutions at Children’s Mental Health Centers in Ontario
verfasst von
Graham J. Reid, PhD
Judith Belle Brown, PhD
Publikationsdatum
01.07.2008
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research / Ausgabe 3/2008
Print ISSN: 1094-3412
Elektronische ISSN: 2168-6793
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-008-9115-5

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