The Impact of Managed Care on Systems of Care That Serve Children With Serious Emotional Disturbances and Their Families

A qualitative case study approach was used to evaluate the impact of managed care reforms on a select sample of systems of care funded by the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. Analyses indicated that the system-of-care philosophy and approach could be maintained in a managed care environment under the right circumstances. These circumstances include (a) the preexistence of a system-of-care...