Citizen participation in the governance of community mental-health
programs is a neglected area of health-care administration. The litera
ture is primarily anecdotal with few empirical studies. This paper de
scribes the first state-wide study1of citizen participation to include all
groups responsible for the administration of community mental-health
programs.
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