TY - JOUR
T1 - Alternative mental health services
T2 - The role of the Black church in the South
AU - Blank, Michael B.
AU - Mahmood, Marcus
AU - Fox, Jeanne C.
AU - Guterbock, Thomas
PY - 2002/10/1
Y1 - 2002/10/1
N2 - Objectives. This study determined the extent to which churches in the South were providing mental health and social services to congregations and had established linkages with formal systems of care. Methods. A computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) survey was conducted with pastors from 269 Southern churches. Results. Black churches reported providing many more services than did White churches, regardless of urban or rural location. Few links between churches and formal provider systems were found, irrespective of the location - urban or rural - or racial composition of the churches. Conclusions. Results are discussed in terms of the potential for linking faith communities and formal systems of care, given the centrality of the Black church in historical context.
AB - Objectives. This study determined the extent to which churches in the South were providing mental health and social services to congregations and had established linkages with formal systems of care. Methods. A computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) survey was conducted with pastors from 269 Southern churches. Results. Black churches reported providing many more services than did White churches, regardless of urban or rural location. Few links between churches and formal provider systems were found, irrespective of the location - urban or rural - or racial composition of the churches. Conclusions. Results are discussed in terms of the potential for linking faith communities and formal systems of care, given the centrality of the Black church in historical context.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.92.10.1668
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.92.10.1668
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C2 - 12356619
AN - SCOPUS:0036787374
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 92
SP - 1668
EP - 1672
JO - American Journal of Public Health
JF - American Journal of Public Health
IS - 10
ER -