77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 Selected Characteristics of Residents in Alcoholism Halfway Houses Provisional Patient Movement and Administrative Data, State and County Differentials in Dollar Payments and Primary Payment Sources, Discharges Admissions to Outpatient Psychiatric Services by Age, Sex, Color and Psychiatric Halfway Houses - General Characteristics Differential Utilization of Psychiatric Facilities by Men and Women, Marital Status of Discharges from Psychiatric Inpatient Units of General Marital Status of Discharges from Psychiatric Inpatient Units of General Marital Status of Discharges from Psychiatric Inpatient Units of General Comparison of Actual and Reported Previous Psychiatric Care Center and Catchment Area Variations in the Age, Color and Sex Distri- General Characteristics of Additions to Federally Funded Community Mental Additions to Federally Funded Community Mental Health Centers During Referrals to and From Federally Funded Community Mental Health Centers, Utilization of Psychiatric Facilities by Persons Under 18 Years of Age, 91 Sources of Funds, Federally Funded Community Mental Health Centers, 1971 92 Patient Care Episodes in Psychiatric Services, United States 1971 93 94 95 96 97 Selected Characteristics of Residents in Psychiatric Halfway Houses Outpatient Treatment Services in Federally Funded Community Mental Inpatient Treatment in Federally Funded Community Mental Health Centers, 1971 Day Care Services in Federally Funded Community Mental Health Centers Changes in the Age, Sex and Diagnostic Composition of First Admissions to State and County Mental Hospitals, United States 1962-1972 98 State and Regional Distribution of Psychiatric Beds in 1972 99 100 Trends in Total Additions and Resident Patients at end of Year in Private Marital Status, Living Arrangements and Family Characteristics of Statistical Note 76 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY AND REPORTS SECTION SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF RESIDENTS IN ALCOHOLISM HALFWAY HOUSES The trend today is toward community based treatment for persons with alcoholism problems. One type of facility which provides this service is the halfway house. The alcoholism halfway house can serve either to bridge the gap between institutional and independent community living or serve as an alternative to institutionalization so that hospitalization or possibly even imprisonment may be prevented. The halfway house provides the protective and supportive setting which encourages its residents to become more independent and responsible during the crucial period in the rehabilitation cycle between illness and recovery. During the year ending June 30, 1971 there were about 39,200 persons in the United States who were admitted to halfway houses which served primarily alcoholic persons. Data regarding the general characteristics of these halfway houses are provided in Statistical Note 73. This Note will summarize data regarding some of the characteristics of the residents in these facilities. 1/ While all of the halfway houses were able to provide certain identifying information, some of the facilities could not respond in detail to each of the items for which information was requested. Where data regarding particular resident characteristics were not reported, estimates were made for the nonresponding facilities based on the known distribution of residents in the reporting facilities assuming that the characteristics of residents for both groups of facilities would be similar. 2/ Since there are some differences in the characteristics of persons residing in halfway houses serving alcoholic persons only and those residing in halfway houses serving alcoholic persons and other diagnostic groups, 3/ the data in this Note are shown separately for these two groups of halfway houses as well as for the total facilities. Henceforth, the discussion and tables in this Note will refer to halfway houses serving alcoholic persons only as Group I halfway houses, and those serving alcoholic persons and others, as Group II halfway houses. In August 1971 there were 5,947 persons residing in 337 free-standing alcoholism halfway houses. Table A shows the distribution of these halfway houses and their residents with respect to facility characteristics such as sex accepted, ownership, bedsize, and location. Table B indicates that males comprised the majority of residents in the alcoholism halfway houses, outnumbering females by nearly eight to one in Group I halfway houses and nearly five to one in the Group II halfway houses. The preponderance of March 1973 Mildred S. Cannon |