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Peer reviewedAltaffer, Fred; Fisher, William – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Issues involved in applying the needs assessment model of the Colorado Social Health Survey to planning and management in Massachusetts are reviewed. The methodology in this special issue provides a new paradigm for mental health needs assessment in general and will be valuable in the Massachusetts plan specifically. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Health Needs, Mental Health Programs, Models
Peer reviewedShern, David L.; Grosser, Rene C. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
Implications of the Colorado Social Health Survey for indirect needs assessment in mental health planning and administration are discussed. The survey model parameters' generalizability to other areas of the nation should be investigated, as well as improved ways of linking specific populations to needs, preferences, and outcome dimensions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Evaluation Methods, Generalization, Health Needs
Peer reviewedCiarlo, 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
Peer reviewedCiarlo, James A.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1992
A summary is provided of a large-scale needs assessment research project in Colorado that tested the validity of several statistical procedures or models for indirectly estimating the need for alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services across geographic subregions using a Colorado Social Health Survey sample of 4,745 adults. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Delivery Systems, Drug Rehabilitation
