Service Delivery for Vulnerable Populations: New Directions in Behavioral Health

Vulnerable populations typically present with multiple overlapping issues, such as poverty, substance abuse, mental illness, or other health issues that require varying services and treatments. This book provides students and professionals in health care and service delivery with innovative programs and models to address the needs of these vulnerable populations.
This essential text offers new approaches to program design, service delivery, evaluation, and funding. Strategies for introducing these innovations-such as cross-system coordination and blended funding-are described in detail, using real, evidence-based programs from around the country as examples. Experts from across program delivery systems, as well as from academia and government, share their practice experience.
Key features:
Addresses innovative services for children and youth with multiple mental health and/or substance abuse needs
Describes health care needs for LGBTQ youth and adults
Examines housing issues for persons with psychiatric disabilities, veterans, and older adults
Offers innovative program approaches for refugees, older adults, and the disabled
Discusses the impact of new media, health literacy, and the consumer/survivor movement on service delivery