Assessing public behavioral health services data: a mixed method analysis

Table 1 Comparative survey inventory

Survey Item	N-SSATS	Study Survey
Facility Location	X	X
Operating Agency	X	―
Practice Setting Type	X	X
Practice Hours	―	X
Insurance Accepted	X	X
Payment Methods Accepted	X	X
Substance abuse treatment offered	X	X
Age Groups Served	X	―
Special population groups served (e.g., persons who have experienced abuse, pregnant women, persons with HIV)	X	―
Services for men and/or women	X	―
Comprehensive mental health assessment	X	X
Comprehensive substance abuse assessment	X	X
Continuing Care/Discharge Planning	X	X
Case management	X	X
Substance Detoxification	X	X
MAT Treatment	X	X
Non-substance abuse addiction disorder treatment	X	―
Alcohol Detoxification	X	X
Health Screening	X	X
Assistance with obtaining social services	X	X
Counseling services offered	X	X
Languages spoken at facility	X	X
Health Education Services	X	X
Treatment Programs offered	X	―
Inpatient or Outpatient Programs	X	X
Facility License/Cerficiation/Accreditation	X	―
Funding or Grants	X	―
Patient Referrals Accepted	―	X
Walk-ins accepted	―	X
Appointment required	―	X
Possible wait time	―	X
Smoking permissions	―	X
Patient requirements for treatment	―	X
Types of licensed professionals practicing at facility	―	X
Capacity of licensed professionals	―	X
Types of unlicensed professionals working at facility (e.g., Peer Support)	X	X
Capacity of unlicensed professionals	―	X

X = Captured in survey; ― = Not captured in Survey
Table 1 provides the descriptive a comparative item inventory for the N-SSATS and the study survey. The first column provides the list of items that are considered. The second column provides the indicator for items included in the N-SSATS (X = Included; ― = Not included). The third column provides indicators for the items included in the study survey

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