Which of the following differentiates community mental health from inpatient mental health care and is a primary goal of community mental health care?
A) Emphasize crisis intervention and stabilize clients receiving psychotropic medications.
B) Enlist citizen participation to determine need, policy changes, and evolution of mental health programs.
C) Provide appropriate care for citizens of all ages in the least restrictive settings.
D) Place chronically ill clients in comfortable family-like settings.
Ans: B
The primary goal of community mental health care is to place the center of care into the hands of community members and elicit citizen participation in mental health care.
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