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Second thoughts from the front lines.

Publication: Social Work
Publication Date: 01-OCT-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Second thoughts from the front lines.(mental health care)

Article Excerpt
I work on the front lines of a community mental health agency that has been in operation for the past 50 years. We serve a five-county area in east Tennessee. Services are provided to consumers regardless of their ability to pay, a practice that is bold in the state of Tennessee. However, typical consumers of mental health care have state-funded TennCare managed by a contracted behavioral health organization. The demand for our services often outweighs availability, but we try to meet our clients' needs by creatively making due with what we have. Despite our best efforts, I...

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