Policy Brief
The Workforce, Education and Training component of California’s Mental Health Services Act, which passed in 2004, has infused resources into the public mental health system. However, these resources have not kept pace with an existing behavioral health workforce shortage crisis, the rapid growth of an aging population, and the historical lack of geriatric training in higher education for the helping professions.
Policy Brief
The Workforce, Education and Training component of California’s Mental Health Services Act, which passed in 2004, has infused resources into the public mental health system. However, these resources have not kept pace with an existing behavioral health workforce shortage crisis, the rapid growth of an aging population, and the historical lack of geriatric training in higher education for the helping professions.
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet presents information from a six-county study of public mental health services for older adults funded by the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) of 2004.1 This is the first study to assess whether MHSA-funded services meet the complex needs and address the recovery goals of older adults with mental illness by supporting an Older Adult System of Care (OASOC).
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet presents information from a six-county study of public mental health services for older adults funded by the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) of 2004.1 This is the first study to assess whether MHSA-funded services meet the complex needs and address the recovery goals of older adults with mental illness by supporting an Older Adult System of Care (OASOC).
Policy Brief
This policy brief summarizes findings from the first study to evaluate how California’s public mental health delivery system has served older adults (60 years of age and over) since the passage of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) in 2004.
Policy Brief
This policy brief summarizes findings from the first study to evaluate how California’s public mental health delivery system has served older adults (60 years of age and over) since the passage of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) in 2004.
Policy Brief
In 2004, voters in California approved Proposition 63 for passage of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). From that time until 2014, over $13 billion in the state’s tax revenue was allocated for public mental health services. There is very little information available to answer critical questions such as these: How much of this amount was spent in the interests of older adult mental health? What benefits were gained from services delivered to older adults? This policy brief promotes recommendations for specific age-relevant indicator utilization and for an expanded system of uniform and transparent data for all types of MHSA-funded programs.
Policy Brief
In 2004, voters in California approved Proposition 63 for passage of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). From that time until 2014, over $13 billion in the state’s tax revenue was allocated for public mental health services. There is very little information available to answer critical questions such as these: How much of this amount was spent in the interests of older adult mental health? What benefits were gained from services delivered to older adults? This policy brief promotes recommendations for specific age-relevant indicator utilization and for an expanded system of uniform and transparent data for all types of MHSA-funded programs.
Fact Sheet
Esta hoja informativa presenta información sobre un estudio financiado por la Acta de Servicios de Salud Mental (Mental Health Services Act [MHSA]) del 20041 que se llevó acabo en seis condados sobre servicios públicos de salud mental para personas de la tercera edad. Este es el primer estudio que evaluará si el apoyar un sistema de cuidado para personas de la tercera edad (Older Adult System of Care [OASOC]), servicios financiados por MHSA, satisface las necesidades complejas y aborda los objetivos de recuperación de estas personas con enfermedades mentales.
Fact Sheet
Esta hoja informativa presenta información sobre un estudio financiado por la Acta de Servicios de Salud Mental (Mental Health Services Act [MHSA]) del 20041 que se llevó acabo en seis condados sobre servicios públicos de salud mental para personas de la tercera edad. Este es el primer estudio que evaluará si el apoyar un sistema de cuidado para personas de la tercera edad (Older Adult System of Care [OASOC]), servicios financiados por MHSA, satisface las necesidades complejas y aborda los objetivos de recuperación de estas personas con enfermedades mentales.
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet and the accompanying compendium provide information about 25 promising older adult mental health programs that were identified through the California Mental Health Older Adult System of Care Project. The two-year study assessed older adult mental health care service delivery in six counties through key informant interviews with administrators, county-contracted providers, and consumers of county mental health services.
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet and the accompanying compendium provide information about 25 promising older adult mental health programs that were identified through the California Mental Health Older Adult System of Care Project. The two-year study assessed older adult mental health care service delivery in six counties through key informant interviews with administrators, county-contracted providers, and consumers of county mental health services.
Research Report
This report contains detailed information about the focus groups that were conducted as part of the California Mental Health Older Adult System of Care Project. The two-year study assessed older adult mental health care service delivery in six counties through key informant interviews with administrators, county-contracted providers, and consumers of county mental health services. Specifically, stakeholders were interviewed about their views on facilitators for implementing an integrated and comprehensive system of mental health care for older adults and also on strategies for overcoming barriers to implementation.
Research Report
This report contains detailed information about the focus groups that were conducted as part of the California Mental Health Older Adult System of Care Project. The two-year study assessed older adult mental health care service delivery in six counties through key informant interviews with administrators, county-contracted providers, and consumers of county mental health services. Specifically, stakeholders were interviewed about their views on facilitators for implementing an integrated and comprehensive system of mental health care for older adults and also on strategies for overcoming barriers to implementation.
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet summarizes key policy recommendations from a six-county study of public mental health services for older adults in California. This is the first study to assess whether MHSA-funded services meet the complex needs and address the recovery goals of older adults with mental illness by supporting an Older Adult System of Care (OASOC). For more information on this evaluation, and to see all related publications, please visit: www.healthpolicy.ucla.
Fact Sheet
This fact sheet summarizes key policy recommendations from a six-county study of public mental health services for older adults in California. This is the first study to assess whether MHSA-funded services meet the complex needs and address the recovery goals of older adults with mental illness by supporting an Older Adult System of Care (OASOC). For more information on this evaluation, and to see all related publications, please visit: www.healthpolicy.ucla.
Research Report
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research received a 2-year contract from the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) to assess the progress made in implementing a system of care in California for older adults with Serious Mental Illness and to identify methods to further statewide progress in this area.
Research Report
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research received a 2-year contract from the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) to assess the progress made in implementing a system of care in California for older adults with Serious Mental Illness and to identify methods to further statewide progress in this area.
Journal Article
The study explores whether there is a common core of competencies in European gerontology education programs by doing a cross-comparison of five undergraduate-level programs. Content analysis of competency profile documents at the five European educational programs were studied using thematic analysis. Study results document that there indeed is a common core of elements in gerontological educational programs.
Journal Article
The study explores whether there is a common core of competencies in European gerontology education programs by doing a cross-comparison of five undergraduate-level programs. Content analysis of competency profile documents at the five European educational programs were studied using thematic analysis. Study results document that there indeed is a common core of elements in gerontological educational programs.