From: Assessing public behavioral health services data: a mixed method analysis
Theme | Categories | N | Example(s) |
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Referral Pattern | Patient Initiated Only | 32 | “patients have to contact the facility”; “patients can call ahead or walk in”; |
Referral Site Initiated Only | 2 | “referral comes from court”; “someone from 415 Mulberry location has to initialized referral to this facility” | |
Both Patient and Referral Site can Initiate | 20 | “The facility accepts calls from patients…or outside facilities”; “Referrals from employers, educational facilities, walk ins and court-ordered” | |
Facility Restrictions | No walk-in accepted | 4 | “walk-ins are not accepted”; “no walk-ins” |
Limited Availability for Walk-Ins | 7 | “Walk-in evaluations are reserved for Tuesdays”; “welcome to walk-in though they cannot be guaranteed to be seen” | |
No restrictions indicated | 13 | ||
Referral Source | Health Care Facility | 4 | “Someone from 415 Mulberry”; “Providers will call”; “Many come from Fairbanks main hospital” |
Government Agency | 8 | Court-ordered; Department of Child Services; Recovery Works | |
Non-traditional Referral Sites | 1 | “employers, educational facilities” |