Date of Award
6-16-1998
Document Type
Open Access Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
First Advisor
Clarice Staff
Second Advisor
Glenda Dewberry-Rooney
Third Advisor
Adolphus Johnson
Abstract
Despite numerous contributions by theorists and crisis service providers in the field of crisis intervention, few reports have examined underlying legislation. This study reviews policy trends in past mental health legislation and crisis programs between 1840 to 1996. It focuses on the State Comprehensive Mental Health Plan Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-660) and describes the response to such legislation in Minnesota. An incremental policy process illustrates how crisis intervention services have evolved to be part of the array of comprehensive mental health services.
Identifier
SC 11.MSW.1998.Barron.TJ
Recommended Citation
Barron, Thomas J., "Crisis Intervention and the State Comprehensive Mental Health Service Plan Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-660): An Historical Analysis" (1998). Theses and Graduate Projects. 87.
https://idun.augsburg.edu/etd/87