caa a22 4500 469067713 CHVBK 20180323132913.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19920601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02521319 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02521319 Early implementation of legislative children's mental health reform: The Minnesota/Hennepin County experience [Elektronische Daten] [Christopher Petr, John Pierpont] The objectives of this study were to identify the strengths and weaknesses of Minnesota's Comprehensive Children's Mental Health Act of 1989 and its early implementation in Hennepin County, Minn. Data were collected from official documents and key informants relative to three implementation criteria: (1) community-based and family-centered values; (2) the range, coordination, and affordability of services; and (3) process, outcome, and consumer accountability. Findings suggest that the state law is a laudable, yet seriously limited, attempt to reform the system of care for children with emotional disorders. While the law is strong in its intent regarding community-based value, range, and coordination of services as well as process accountability, implementation has been hampered by weaker intent with respect to other criteria and by a lack of a comprehensive financing plan. Despite these limitations in the state law, Hennepin County has moved to use the law as leverage to improve the local system of care. Implications for reformers in other states center on the issues of state/county relationships, scope of initial efforts, choice of organizational structure, and the interplay of financing and accountability issues. Association of Mental Health Administrators, 1992 Petr Christopher School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Twente Hall, 66045-2510, Lawrence, KS aut Pierpont John School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Kansas, USA aut The journal of mental health administration Springer-Verlag 19/2(1992-06-01), 195-206 0092-8623 19:2<195 1992 19 11414 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02521319 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02521319 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Petr Christopher School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Twente Hall, 66045-2510, Lawrence, KS aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pierpont John School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Kansas, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The journal of mental health administration Springer-Verlag 19/2(1992-06-01), 195-206 0092-8623 19:2<195 1992 19 11414 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer