Health Affairs, 28, no. 3 (2009): 792
doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.3.792
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The passage in 2008 of federal mental health parity legislation has garnered much attention, but comparably significant developments have occurred at the state level as well. These changes have built on the trend away from institution-centered treatment toward community-based care. The papers that follow show how several states have begun the challenging process of developing the infrastructure and payment systems to advance care in the community—and balancing the civil liberties of mental health "consumers" against the broader public safety.

It’s a poignant reality that sometimes only tragedy will prompt overdue policy change. Richard Bonnie and colleagues chronicle changes afoot in . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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