Staff reactions to the closing of a community mental health center.

Many community mental health centers face seriuos financial problems as they near the end of the federal funding period. The author describes the developments surrounding an extended financial crisis at an inner-city mental health center that eventually was forced to close. Using a crisis theory framework, she examines staff reactions to the crisis and proposes an intervention model in which a consultant is employed to help staff identify and avoid maladaptive coping behavior.