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CMHC survival: Adapting to the community mission

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Community mental health centers (CMHCs) are developing creative business strategies to support their social missions. This paper explores several such strategies implemented by one CMHC. Over an eight-year period, it resulted in doubling the number of clients served and tripling the gross revenues.

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  1. Division of Mental Health of the State of Indiana, Indiana, USA

    Robert L. Dyer Ph.D. (Director)

  2. Quinco Behavioral Health Systems, P.O. Box 628, 47202, Columbus, IN

    Robert Williams Ph.D. (President)

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  1. Robert L. Dyer Ph.D.
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Dyer, R.L., Williams, R. CMHC survival: Adapting to the community mission. Adm Policy Ment Health 21, 309–317 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00709478

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