Constraints and Benefits of Child Welfare Contracts with Behavioral Health Providers: Conditions that Shape Service Access.
Adm Policy Ment Health
; 43(5): 728-739, 2016 09.
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| ID: mdl-26427998
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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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Servicios Contratados
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Servicios de Protección Infantil
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
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Servicios de Salud Mental
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Adm Policy Ment Health
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos