" Human services integration" has many possible operational meanings, including structural
changes-whether involving some further centralization of authority or not-and changes in the …

Services “integration” is presented as a multidimensional concept and analyzed as an
organizational innovation relative to:(a) four hierarchical levels of service delivery …

Human services integration is both a popular and perplexing idea. It is popular because it
holds the promise of providing improved services to clients by creating more efficient and …

Integrating human services is often portrayed as an unattainable goal by theoreticians and
practitioners alike. Reducing fragmentation through integration, while at the same time …

What is the status of the human services integration movement? Born in the 1960s, efforts at
human services integration (SI) seemed to subside during the late 1970s and early 1980s …

The present discussion reports on some of the first statewide data gathering and analysis to
assess the consequences of the 1975 reorganization of the Florida Department of Health …

The structure of human services delivery systems in six states was studied in order to identify
key issues associated with various structural arrangements. Attention was given to the …

This article argues that (1) the clarity of a policy intention depends upon the appropriateness
of the organizational form to implement it, and (2) the assumptions held by policymakers …

A multidimensional framework for conceptualizing human services integration initiatives Page
1 The ability to define and understand the “blah box” of human services integmtion initiatives is …

In recent years the most popular strategy of reform in the human services arena has been to
foster coordination among agencies serving the same populations. The certainty of …