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Program evaluation in a rural community mental health center

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Can a rural community mental health center with limited resources meet the federal guidelines for program evaluation? This case example shows that a rural center can comply with the guidelines through evaluation activities tailored to its special needs and small size.

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  1. University of California, 1464 Fifth Avenue, 94143, San Francisco, Calif.

    William A. Hargreaves Ph.D.

  2. Midwestern Colorado Mental Health Center, Colorado, USA

    Elizabeth A. DeLay

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This work was supported by NIMH Contract No. 278-75-0020.

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Hargreaves, W.A., DeLay, E.A. Program evaluation in a rural community mental health center. Community Ment Health J 15, 104–118 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00757332

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