Innovation and Its Discontents: Pathways and Barriers in the Diffusion of Assertive Community Treatment.

Policy PointsWidespread diffusion of policy innovation is the exception rather than the rule, depending as it does on the convergence of a variety of intellectual, political, economic, and organizational forces. The history of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) provides a compelling case study of t...

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Published in:	Milbank Quarterly Vol. 97; no. 4; pp. 1151 - 1200
Main Author:	ROCHEFORT, DAVID A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Dec2019
Subjects:	United States Assertiveness training Diffusion of innovations Health services accessibility Health policy Social support Community-based social services Integrated health care delivery Medical protocols Evidence-based medicine
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