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Evaluating Treatment Outcomes for African American and White Clients Receiving Treatment at a Community Mental Health Agency in the Rural South

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, larrison{at}uiuc.edu

Susan L. Schoppelrey

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Maria Goerecki Nowak

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

J. Frank Brantley

Ogeechee Behavioral Health Services

Meg Leonard

Ogeechee Behavioral Health Services

David Crooke

Ogeechee Behavioral Health Services

David Barrett

Ogeechee Behavioral Health Services

Andy McCollum

East Central Region Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Alcohol and Drug Planning Board

The present study examines the relationship between race and treatment outcomes among clients receiving services at a community mental health agency in the rural southeastern United States. A nonprobabilistic sample of clients completed the BASIS-32, a self-report summated rating scale, at an initial assessment and a series of three follow-up assessments conducted at 3-month intervals. The data were analyzed using a hierarchical linear model (HLM) consisting of an individual growth model and a between-client model examining possible differences in growth trajectories attributable to race, diagnosis, socioeconomic status, and gender. Clients’ symptomatology remained stable or decreased during the study period. Of the demographic variables examined, only diagnosis was significantly related to variation in treatment outcomes. No racial differences in treatment outcomes emerged. Although the findings must be considered preliminary, they do suggest that community mental health agencies can effectively respond to various ethnic, cultural, and racial groups by providing appropriate and individualized services.

Key Words: mental health • race • community mental health centers

Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 14, No. 3, 137-146 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731503257874


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