Capacity Building Project: Serving the Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Needs of HIV Infected Persons in Texas
Executive Summary
Michele A. Rountree, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Elizabeth Pomeroy, Ph.D., Co‐Investigator
Jeremy Goldbach, LMSW, Doctoral Student
Meredith Mulraney, MSW, Research Associate
Evaluator Contact Information:
Michele A. Rountree, Ph.D.
University of Texas at Austin
1925 San Jacinto Blvd., Room 3.122E
Mailcode: D3500
Austin, TX 78712‐0358
mrountree@mail.utexas.edu
July 1, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Executive Summary
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Needs Assessment Analysis
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Key Informant Survey & Focus Group: Planning Council Appendix II
Chairs & Administrative Agents
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DSHS Responses to Key Information & Focus Group: Planning Council Chairs
& Administrative Agents Report Recommendations
Appendix III
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Mental Health and Service Provider Focus Groups
Appendix IV
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Client Interviews
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Capacity Building: Executive Summary 2
Appendix I
Appendix V
Case Manager On‐line Survey
Appendix VI
Resource Directory Analysis
Appendix VII
Capacity Building: Executive Summary 3
OVERVIEW
In 2009 the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work was
contracted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to conduct an
evaluation study (Capacity Building Project) of the mental health and substance
abuse services available across the state of Texas to those living with HIV/AIDS. The
primary goal of the Capacity Building research project is to gain insight into the
barriers and facilitators to accessing and linking HIV infected individuals in the state ...