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Roosa, Mathew; Scripa, Joseph S.; Zastowny, Thomas R.; Ford, James H., II – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2011
Local governments play an important role in improving substance abuse and mental health services. The structure of the local learning collaborative requires careful attention to old relationships and challenges local governmental leaders to help move participants from a competitive to collaborative environment. This study describes one county's…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Government Role
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Haynes, L. F.; Korte, J. E.; Holmes, B. E.; Gooden, L.; Matheson, T.; Feaster, D. J.; Leff, J. A.; Wilson, L.; Metsch, L. R.; Schackman, B. R. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2011
The Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration has promoted HIV testing and counseling as an evidence-based practice. Nevertheless, adoption of HIV testing in substance abuse treatment programs has been slow. This article describes the experience of a substance abuse treatment agency where, following participation in a clinical trial,…
Descriptors: Evidence, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Services, Counseling Services
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Ciarlo, James A.; Tweed, Dan L. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Service-planning issues necessary for successful implementation of an indirect needs-assessment model to estimate geographical differences in the prevalence of needs for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services are discussed. The issues include selection of need categories as target groups, estimation model selection, and understanding…
Descriptors: Estimation (Mathematics), Geographic Regions, Health Needs, Incidence
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Fox, Alan; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
A model of evaluation is presented that allows direct service agencies in mental health and substance abuse areas to evaluate their programs cost effectively and appropriately. The approach emphasizes research partnerships as potentially valuable ways for self-help group members to explore their own practices through communication and critical…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Concept Formation, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods
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Green, Rex S.; Jerrell, Jeanette M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The multivariate generalizability of the Role Functioning Scale (RFS), which serves as a replacement for the global ratings of the Social Adjustment Scale, was studied with 396 severely disturbed clients of a public mental-health bureau. Generalizability of single subscales was less than that of the combined subscales. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Rehabilitation, Generalizability Theory, Interviews