An empirical model of state mental health spending
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Work Research and Abstracts
- Vol. 23 (1) , 3-12
- https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/23.1.3
Abstract
In the current political climate, the acquisition of data on the states' expenditures for social welfare services is a prerequisite for effective advocacy. The study described in this article systematically compared data on the states' budgets for mental health services for 1977, 1979, 1981, and 1983. It found a progressive decline in expenditures for mental health and an increase in the ratio of spending for community care services to institutional services. Utilizing multiple regression and canonical statistical procedures, the author also found an interpretable constellation of conditions that collectively explain these expenditures.Keywords
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