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This paper is adapted from the American Psychiatric Association Symposium: Redesigning a Public Mental Health System, May 9, 1989 San Francisco, California.
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Surles, R.C. Regaining innovation in community mental health. Psych Quart 61, 11–19 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01065161
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