The publication profiles federal, state, local, and private facilities that provide drug abuse and alcoholism treatment services. The on-line version is searchable by geographic location and type of treatment. Also has a locator/mapping feature that generates a map showing exactly where...

This overview of findings shows that access to outpatient mental health services improved, and consumer spending declined. Health plans relied on managed care to contain costs, and spending did not rise substantially.

A number of data sets can be used to estimate the size of the nursing home population with mental illness; however, estimates vary because of differences in data collection. The 2004 National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS) estimates that 6.8 percent of nursing home residents had a primary diagnosis...

This brief describes rates of health care coverage for married and single parent families with children under age 18, a key target of marriage and health coverage initiatives. Drawing on nationally representative data from the Current Population Survey (March 2004), the brief reports differences...

This special journal issue presents nine new studies on the relationship between marriage and health among African Americans. It discusses health disparities between African Americans and other racial and ethnic groups, offers an overview of African American marriage rates, and presents evidence...