The crisis in community care for the seriously mentally ill (SMI) stems from organizational
and financial difficulties as well as from deeply embedded structural factors. The analysis …

The study discussed in this article examined the relationship between the degree of
involvement with clients with severe mental illness and social workers' job satisfaction and …

The service systems which assist the long-term mentally ill to function in the community have
been routinely described as fragmented and uncoordinated. The development and …

The outcomes of 82 patients in a rehabilitation-oriented case management program six
months and two years after they were discharged from an inpatient setting to join the …

Background Case management interventions have been widely used in the care of frail
older people. Such interventions often contain components that may act both independently …

This overview of issues pertinent to case management in the social services illustrates the
diversity of innovative approaches which have been developed. These include: new forms of …

The enhancement of social support networks for people with chronic mental illness is an
important thrust of case management services. However, despite the worthy intentions of the …

Executive summary Case management is a problematic term which is used to describe
diverse practices spanning probation, community mental health and social service settings …

This article examines both the meaning of case management and several different
approaches to case management practices. The information provided by this analysis is …

This article reports the findings of a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) services
demonstration project that used a mobile case management team to serve homeless …