Schnapp William B, Hickey J Scott, Bayles Spencer
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 99508, USA.
Adm Policy Ment Health. 2006 Jul;33(4):512-6. doi: 10.1007/s10488-005-0004-4.
Accurate mental illness prevalence and service needs assessment are critical to the development and delivery of effective mental health programs. Assessment precision and efficient service development and delivery are best facilitated by a close collaboration of all relevant major stakeholders. This report examines the history, mission, and composition of the Mental Health Needs Council of Harris County, Texas. This Council, located in Houston, has for the past 25 years investigated mental health service problems and recommended strategies for their solution. This Council consists of all of Harris County's major public service providers, professional groups and advocacy organizations. This report traces the evolution of the Council's prevalence and needs assessment methodologies. Its current methodologies are examined. These assessment strategies are applicable to other metropolitan areas. The Mental Health Needs Council is a model for effective community collaboration on the needs and problems of persons with mental illness.
准确的精神疾病患病率及服务需求评估对于有效的心理健康项目的制定与实施至关重要。所有相关主要利益攸关方密切合作，最有助于提高评估精度以及高效地制定和提供服务。本报告审视了得克萨斯州哈里斯县心理健康需求委员会的历史、使命及组成。该委员会位于休斯敦，在过去25年里一直调查心理健康服务问题并就解决方案提出建议。该委员会由哈里斯县所有主要公共服务提供者、专业团体及倡导组织组成。本报告追溯了该委员会患病率及需求评估方法的演变。对其当前方法进行了审视。这些评估策略适用于其他大都市地区。心理健康需求委员会是就精神疾病患者的需求和问题开展有效社区合作的典范。
