Arizona Department of Health Services/Division of Behavioral Health ServicesArnold v. Sarn Status Report
December 19, 2008 The Arizona Department of Health Services/Division of Behavioral Health Services provides this annual Status Report (Report) on its activities in the Arnold v. Sarn class action lawsuit. Arnold v. Sarn was filed on behalf of persons with serious mental illness in Maricopa County in 1981. Despite existing challenges, many improvements to Arizonas publicly funded behavioral health system have been made resulting in better outcomes for persons. This report summarizes those improvements and addresses the challenges facing the behavioral health community in 2009 and beyond. The focus of this report is on changes to services provided to . . .
