Ahmed M B, Harm C S
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1979 Apr;30(4):256-8. doi: 10.1176/ps.30.4.256.
Federally funded community mental health centers are required to have governing boards made up of community residents to ensure that services are meeting the community's needs. Sound View-Throgs Neck Community Mental Health Center in Bronx, New York, met that requirement by developing three local advisory boards, one for each subcatchment area served by an outpatient clinic. Later a central community board with 12 members, four from each of the local advisory boards, was formed. The central board has several standing committees that parallel the organization of the center, including community, hospital, and rehabilitation services; research and development; and administration. Board members and center staff meet regularly. They have found that they must act as partners and learn to share power, privileges, and knowledge.
联邦政府资助的社区心理健康中心必须设立由社区居民组成的管理委员会，以确保所提供的服务能满足社区需求。纽约布朗克斯区的桑德维尤-思罗格斯奈克社区心理健康中心通过设立三个地方咨询委员会来满足这一要求，每个门诊诊所服务的子集水区各设一个。后来，一个由12名成员组成的中央社区委员会成立了，其中4名成员来自每个地方咨询委员会。中央委员会设有几个常设委员会，与中心的组织架构相对应，包括社区、医院和康复服务；研发；以及行政管理。委员会成员和中心工作人员定期会面。他们发现，他们必须成为合作伙伴，并学会分享权力、特权和知识。
