Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 167-174, June 2008

Mental Health and Addictions Services in Resort Communities: The Case of Martha's Vineyard

  • Richard H. Beinecke

      Affiliations

    • He spent much time as a teen on Nantucket and later managed a resort community mental health center in Manchester, VT.
    • ,
  • Patricia Worlock Moore
    • ,
  • Ronald W. Manderscheid

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ronald W. Manderscheid, PhD, Constella Group/SRA International, 6003 Executive Blvd, Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20852.
    • Home owner in Chatham, MA, on Cape Cod.

Department of Public Management, Suffolk University, Boston, MA, Moore II Resolutions, Boston, MA, Foundation for Island Health, West Tisbury, MA

Mental Health and Substance Use Programs, Constella Group, LLC , Durham, NC

Resort communities face many behavioral health problems and challenges in service delivery. However, few discussions of these issues are present in the literature. Unique needs of rural and resort areas are described using Martha's Vineyard, MA, as a case example. Community strengths and barriers to care are reviewed, and approaches to providing better services offer opportunities for improved care giving.

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PII: S0883-9417(08)00045-9

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2008.02.003

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 167-174, June 2008

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