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Planning for the development of a Community Mental Health Center

II. Planning of services

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The planning of comprehensive mental health services within a Community Mental Health Center is a complicated and often overwhelming task. In this report, basic principles and guidelines are described for each of the five essential services. Special attention is called to the additional, though not required, services of training and research and evaluation which are crucial to the growth and development of the program. The planning of any service within the Community Mental Health Center will only be as effective as the amount of consideration which has also been given to understanding the catchment area, administration, continuity of care, and the areas of staffing and funding. These issues have been discussed in a companion paper (Beigel, 1970).

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    Allan Beigel M.D. (Assistant Professor)

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This work was completed while the author was associated with the Community Mental Health Centers Support Branch, Division of Mental Health Service Programs, NIMH, Bethesda, Maryland. The author appreciates the advice and encouragement of Dr. Alan I. Levenson, Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, University of Arizona College of Medicine and former director of the Division of Mental Health Service Programs, NIMH.

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Beigel, A. Planning for the development of a Community Mental Health Center. Community Ment Health J 6, 356–365 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01434853

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