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Session: Coercion and Diversion in Mental Health Treatment
5128.0: Wednesday, November 08, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Coercion and Diversion in Mental Health Treatment
Leading researchers and policy experts will present new studies related to coercion and diversion in mental health treatment.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to identify and discuss a variety of issues related to coercion and diversion in mental health treatment.
Moderator(s):William H. Fisher, PhD
12:30 PMEnhancing service engagement and involuntary outpatient commitment: Findings from the evaluation of Kendra's law in New York State
Steve Huz, PhD, Anthony Mancini, PhD, Chip Felton, MSW, Amy Smith, MPA
12:45 PMInvoluntary outpatient commitment and treatment engagement: The consumer perspective
Bruce Link, PhD, Dorothy Castille, PhD
1:00 PMAssisted Outpatient Treatment as a mechanism for enhancing treatment engagement
Chip Felton, MSW
1:15 PMEvaluation of a multi-site intervention to reduce and eliminate seclusion and restraint in mental health facilities and programs for adults and children  [ Recorded presentation ]
Dow A. Wieman, PhD, Kevin A. Huckshorn, RN, Paul Wohlford, PhD, Teresita Camacho-Gonsalves, PhD
1:30 PMMental Health Services and Patterns of Arrest: Implications for Planning Diversion Services  [ Recorded presentation ]
William H. Fisher, PhD, Kristen Roy-Bujnowski, MS, Albert J. Grudzinskas, JD, Jonathan Clayfield, MA, Steven M. Banks, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Mental Health
Endorsed by:APHA-International Human Rights Committee; Caucus on Homelessness; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition (November 4-8, 2006) of APHA