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Taking a stand pays off: a treatment center finds benefits from entering the legislative process.

Publication: Behavioral Healthcare
Publication Date: 01-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Taking a stand pays off: a treatment center finds benefits from entering the legislative process.(ADVOCACY)

Article Excerpt
Can corporate social responsibility improve patient care and overall program success? Or is it simply one more line in the expense column?

Many healthcare organizations struggle to accomplish their primary missions to successfully treat patients and still operate healthy businesses. These same businesses may benefit from a "social adjustment"--learning to better balance patient care and civic accountability. Finding that balance, however, can be a challenge.

The answer may lie in a corporate responsibility program that accomplishes multiple goals at one time. Timberline Knolls did just that with efforts aimed at improving access to its specialized residential treatment for women and adolescent girls living with eating disorders, addictions, and other emotional disorders.

A financial crisis for potential patients

The professionals at Timberline Knolls help women and girls with a number of emotional disorders, including eating...

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