Exhibit 23.4




                       INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Human Affairs International, Incorporated


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement on 
Form S-3 of Magellan Health Services, Inc. of our report dated February 7, 
1997, except as to note 10 which is as of February 27, 1997, with respect to 
the consolidated balance sheets of Human Affairs International, Incorporated 
and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related 
consolidated statements of income, stockholder's equity, and cash flows for 
the years then ended, which report appears in the Form 8-K of Magellan Health 
Services, Inc. dated December 17, 1997 and to the reference to our firm under 
the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.


                                               /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

                                               KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Salt Lake City, Utah
May 20, 1998