MENTAL-HEALTH REFORM IN WASHINGTON-STATE - THE FIRST STEPS

Authors
HANIG D PERRY RD JOHNSON SS
Citation
D. Hanig et al., MENTAL-HEALTH REFORM IN WASHINGTON-STATE - THE FIRST STEPS, Evaluation and program planning, 17(1), 1994, pp. 37-42
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Social, Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Evaluation and program planning → ACNP
ISSN journal
01497189
Volume
17
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
37 - 42
Database
ISI
SICI code
0149-7189(1994)17:1<37:MRIW-T>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
An 1989 enactment of the Washington Stale Legislature, Second Substitu te Senate Bill 5400, defined major reforms for the mental health syste m in Washington State. This article describes the legislation and its place within the context of other states' efforts to reform mental hea lth systems. The events leading lip to the bill's passage and stages o f early implementation are also described.