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dc.contributor.authorGeller, Jeffrey L.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:17.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:03:09Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:03:09Z
dc.date.issued2012-05-01
dc.date.submitted2012-05-08
dc.identifier.doi10.7191/pib.1069
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44364
dc.description.abstractMental health advocates in America have been in existence since the opening of the first public asylum – Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia – in 1772. Advocacy and the role of advocates still continues today, 240 years later, as the mental health community lobbies for the rights and concerns of individuals living with mental illness. Advocacy efforts focus on various issues such as comprehensive health insurance coverage (e.g., the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), the implementation of advance directives, and the need for specialized services for children with mental health conditions and their families. This Psychiatry Issue Brief explores the history of recovery and advocacy, barriers and strategies to the advocacy movement, and potential pitfalls of advocates not working together toward shared goals. A Spanish translation of this publication is available for download.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © University of Massachusetts Medical School.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
dc.subjectLegal Issues
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectRehabilitation/Recovery
dc.subjectAdvocacy
dc.subjectSpanish
dc.titleMental Illness, Advocacy & Recovery: Ready or Not? [English and Spanish versions]
dc.typePsychiatry Issue Brief
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1069&context=pib&unstamped=1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/pib/vol9/iss4/1
dc.legacy.embargo2012-05-08T00:00:00-07:00
dc.identifier.contextkey2827562
dc.file.descriptionSpanish translation
refterms.dateFOA2022-08-28T02:43:56Z
html.description.abstract<p>Mental health advocates in America have been in existence since the opening of the first public asylum – Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia – in 1772. Advocacy and the role of advocates still continues today, 240 years later, as the mental health community lobbies for the rights and concerns of individuals living with mental illness. Advocacy efforts focus on various issues such as comprehensive health insurance coverage (e.g., the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), the implementation of advance directives, and the need for specialized services for children with mental health conditions and their families. This Psychiatry Issue Brief explores the history of recovery and advocacy, barriers and strategies to the advocacy movement, and potential pitfalls of advocates not working together toward shared goals. A Spanish translation of this publication is available for download.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathpib/vol9/iss4/1


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