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Legislators' views regarding the privatization of involuntary treatment: Implications for mental health administrators.
Abstract
Reports on a study of legislative attitudes about privatizing
involuntary treatment services (IMHT) for people diagnosed with severe
mental illness. 72 legislators (over 80% male, mean age 46 yrs)
returned completed surveys concerning their attitudes on this issue.
The results suggest that party affiliation and attitudes about
efficiency of the private sector may have important effects on
legislative attitudes about the propriety of contracting these
services to voluntary organizations. Attitudes about effectiveness of
private treatment facilities had little independent effect. This has
ramifications for (1) government sector administrators who currently
manage IMHT services, (2) voluntary sector administrators interested
in positioning their organizations to be able to receive contracts to
provide IMHT services and (3) leaders of consumer advocacy
organizations that have a vested stake in the provision of mental
health services for themselves and their loved ones. Implications for
each group are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all
rights reserved)
Journal
(2001)
vol25
no4
pages47-62
Categories
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Nonprofit Service Sectors
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Health
