information for practice

news, new scholarship & more from around the world


advanced search

Converting Partial Hospitals to Community Integrated Recovery Centers

Abstract  

This paper describes the conversion of partial hospitals into recovery-oriented programs as part of system transformation.
Steps included: participatory planning with stakeholders; strength based assessment of resources and needs; technical assistance;
and changing funding strategies. Over a period of 8 years, use of partial hospitals decreased as persons with serious mental
illnesses were transitioned to community integrated recovery centers. Preliminary outcomes suggest that these programs are
more effective in engaging people in the community activities of their choice, confirming previous findings that showed that
partial hospitals can be converted to recovery-oriented programs that focus more directly on promoting community inclusion.

  • Content Type Journal Article
  • Category Original Paper
  • Pages 1-7
  • DOI 10.1007/s10597-011-9449-y
  • Authors
    • Arthur Evans, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Barnabas Okeke, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Sade Ali, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Ijeoma Achara-Abrahams, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Tom OHara, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Tramaine Stevenson, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Nikena Warner, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Cathy Bolton, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Suet Lim, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Joe Faith, Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services, City of Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Joan King, Behavioral Health Consultant, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Larry Davidson, Program for Recovery and Community Health, School of Medicine and Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Paul Poplawski, Behavioral Health Consultant, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Aileen Rothbard, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    • Mark Salzer, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA