Block Grants: Federal Set-Asides for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services.

Abstract

This report responds to your request that we examine the implementations of legislative requirements that states set aside a percentage of their Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services Block Grant funds for services to targeted populations. These funds are to be used specifically for new or expanded services to women substance abusers and underserved mentally ill children, abolescents, and other underserved populations. Women substance abusers and certain underserved populations, including mentally ill children and adolescents, were targeted for services when the Congress amended the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health (ADAMH) Services Block Grant in 1984. States, to receive their share of the block grant funds, must agree to set aside certain percentages of their allocations for the specified populations. The Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce asked GAO to examine two major issues. How states determined needs and made decisions on their uses of ADAMH block grant funds and How states implemented the set-aside provisions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA189467

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Case Studies
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Drug Abuse
  • Education
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Health Services
  • Minority Groups
  • Money
  • New York
  • Public Health
  • Rehabilitation
  • Therapy
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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