Title |
National Estimates for Mental Health Mutual Support Groups, Self-Help Organizations, and Consumer-Operated Services
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Published in |
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, October 2005
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DOI | 10.1007/s10488-005-0019-x |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Ingrid D. Goldstrom, Jean Campbell, Joseph A. Rogers, David B. Lambert, Beatrice Blacklow, Marilyn J. Henderson, Ronald W. Manderscheid |
Abstract |
The authors report on a 2002 national survey of mental health mutual support groups (MSG) and self-help organizations (SHO) run by and for mental health consumers and/or family members, and consumer-operated services (COS). They found 7,467 of these groups and organizations-3,315 MSGs, 3,019 SHOs, and 1,133 COSs-greatly eclipsing the number of traditional mental health organizations (4,546). MSGs reported that 41,363 people attended their last meetings. SHOs reported a total of 1,005,400 members. COSs reported serving 534,551 clients/members in 1 year. The array of services and supports provided within each of these types (MSG, SHO, COS) is reported, and implications for the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health recommendations are explicated. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Portugal | 2 | 3% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 61 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 23% |
Researcher | 13 | 20% |
Student > Master | 11 | 17% |
Student > Bachelor | 4 | 6% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
Other | 9 | 14% |
Unknown | 9 | 14% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 24 | 38% |
Social Sciences | 12 | 19% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 11% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 3% |
Other | 7 | 11% |
Unknown | 9 | 14% |