Mental health finance: Reimbursement challenges in serving child victims of crime

Saturday, October 10, 2009: 9:50 AM-11:10 AM
Salon 825/829 (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Speaker:
Joyce N. Thomas, RN, MPH, PNP, FAAN, Center for Child Protection and Family Support, Inc


Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Description:
The purpose of this study is to present qualitative and quantitative findings as well as lessons learned from a two-year exploratory child victim model project that examines mental health reimbursement issues. The study seeks to identify the complexities, challenges and policy implications that exist in various forms of third-party reimbursement systems that are used to compenstae mental health practitioners.