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In seeking to diminish government's role in financing human services, the Reagan Administration has advocated increased responsibility for the voluntary sector. This analysis of data from a variety of voluntary not-for-profit agencies documents the initial effects of Reaganomics and considers projections for the future of those agencies.
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Financing, Government/trends , Organizations, Nonprofit/economics , Social Work/economics , Charities , United StatesABSTRACT
This article describes the extent to which respondents in a metropolitan area reported their need for help in eight selected problem areas. Large discrepancies between the perceived need and the actual use of services are identified for these problem areas, and possible explanations for such disparities are given. A more comprehensive approach to the analysis of social service needs is proposed.
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Health Services Needs and Demand , Health Services Research , Health , Social Work , Urban Health , Boston , Health Resources/statistics & numerical data , Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Sampling StudiesSubject(s)
Health Status Indicators , Health Surveys , Life Style , Suburban Population , Urban Population , Adolescent , Adult , Boston , Female , Health Planning , Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Male , Social Conditions , Social Environment , Socioeconomic Factors , Stress, PsychologicalABSTRACT
A survey of the Boston metropolitan area correlated drinking patterns with sex, age, race, marital status and social class; findings were compared with previous studies in Boston, San Francisco and nationwide.
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Alcohol Drinking , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Boston , Ethnicity , Female , Humans , Male , Marriage , Middle Aged , Sex Factors , Social ClassSubject(s)
Government , Mental Health Services , Social Control, Formal , Attitude of Health Personnel , Community Mental Health Services , Community Participation , Delivery of Health Care , Financing, Government , Government Agencies , Jurisprudence , Legislation, Medical , Mental Health Services/standards , Organization and Administration , Quality of Health Care , United States , United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration , Voluntary Health Agencies , WorkforceSubject(s)
Alcohol Drinking , Ethanol/blood , Accidents , Adolescent , Adult , Age Factors , Aged , Alcoholism , Divorce , Emergency Service, Hospital , Ethnicity , Family Characteristics , Female , Hospitalization , Humans , Male , Marriage , Middle Aged , Religion , Sex Factors , Social ClassSubject(s)
Alcoholic Intoxication , Crime , Emergency Service, Hospital , Accidents, Home , Accidents, Traffic , Adult , Age Factors , Boston , Humans , Male , Social ClassSubject(s)
Alcohol Drinking , Ethnicity , Religion , Adolescent , Adult , Black or African American , Age Factors , Aged , Alcoholic Intoxication/epidemiology , Catholicism , Female , Humans , Jews , Male , Massachusetts , Middle Aged , Sampling Studies , Sex Factors , Social Class , Statistics as Topic , White PeopleSubject(s)
Accidents, Home , Alcohol Drinking , Alcoholic Intoxication/epidemiology , Accidents, Occupational , Accidents, Traffic , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aggression , Boston , Demography , Emergency Service, Hospital , Ethanol/analysis , Ethanol/blood , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Respiration , Sampling Studies , Socioeconomic Factors , Statistics as TopicABSTRACT
Planning for innovative program change is examined through references to selected experiences of the Massachusetts Mental Health Planning Project. The planning field was extremely complex and populated by a vast array of divergent forces. In the absence of an organization accepted as a neutral sanctioning body, the planning organism itself must develop some autonomy and positive sanction. It must develop credibility as a legitimate change system. Conscious mechanisms must be developed to insure interaction. Stressed factors are: open communication, two-way participation, flexibility and clear objectives. Dissent to recommendations may be non-directed, or aimed at specific elements of the innovative change. Strategies of neutralization of conflict are necessary. The planning body must engage in a series of everchanging flexible coalitions.
