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The task of community mental health is to provide quality services to clients despite funding cutbacks. This paper describes the recent evolution in conceptualization and service delivery in one center. The outcomes are a philosophy that is customer oriented, and treatment that draws upon brief techniques, in group and long term contexts.
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Stockman, A.W. Crisis for community mental health: The use of groups in the struggle for survival. Group 21, 17–28 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872751
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