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Collaboration among state and local mental health organizations: Examples of knowledge utilization

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The 1989 Spring issue of the JMHA focuses on knowledge utilization strategies leading to successfulcollaborations among state and local mental health organizations. Prepared by state (or large county) directors/commissioners, five articles in this issue reveal how organizational design, incentives, performance contracting, organizational control strategies, decentralization, and consensus building contribute toimprovements in local mental health services.

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  1. School of Accountancy, University of Denver, Denver, USA

    James E. Sorensen Ph.D., CPA (professor)

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Sorensen, J.E. Collaboration among state and local mental health organizations: Examples of knowledge utilization. The Journal of Mental Health Administration 16, 3–8 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02522180

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