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Dorothea Dix's Liberation Movement and Why It Matters Today

(8 days ago) WEBWhatever flaws these American asylums possessed, it is worth noting that the Los Angeles County jail system is now the largest mental health care provider in the country . In North Carolina, a brand-new, five-story prison hospital for inmates with …

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2021.170203

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Our History Mental Health America

(9 days ago) WEBMental Health America was established by a person with lived experience Clifford W. Beers. During his stays in public and private institutions, Beers witnessed and was …

https://www.mhanational.org/our-history

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Dorothea Dix’s tireless fight to end inhumane treatment for mental

(7 days ago) WEBDix continued to work tirelessly for mental health reform. She retired in Trenton, New Jersey, at age 79 and died five years later on July 17, 1887, at the age of 85. Today, …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/dorothea-dixs-tireless-fight-to-end-inhumane-treatment-for-mental-health-patients

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The Evolution of the Mental Health Movement - NAMI

(4 days ago) WEBNAMI HelpLine is available M-F, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Call 800-950-6264, text “helpline” to 62640, or chat online. In a crisis, call or text 988 (24/7). NAMI, the …

https://www.nami.org/advocate/the-evolution-of-the-mental-health-movement/

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Origins of Mental Health - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of …

(5 days ago) WEBThe term mental hygiene has a long history in the United States, having first been used by William Sweetzer in 1843. After the Civil War, which increased concern about the effects …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/mental-health/about/origins-of-mental-health

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Dorothea Dix: Redefining mental illness - Medical News Today

(8 days ago) WEBToday, there are more than 6,100 mental health outpatient facilities and more than 800 psychiatric facilities in the U.S., compared with just 123 mental hospitals …

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/317321

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Care and Treatment of the Mentally Ill in the United States: …

(Just Now) WEBThree major cycles of reform in public mental health care in the United States—the moral treatment, mental hygiene, and community mental health movements—are described …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0002716286484001002

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The Top 10 Facts About The Mental Health Reform Legislation in …

(1 days ago) WEB10. The bills will not be the end of mental health reform, but they do represent an important beginning to addressing structural issues and building out a continuum of …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/top-10-facts-about-mental-health-reform-legislation-114th-congress

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Dorothea Dix Mental Health Reform, Civil War Nurse, …

(9 days ago) WEBDorothea Dix (born April 4, 1802, Hampden, District of Maine, Massachusetts [now in Maine], U.S.—died July 17, 1887, Trenton, New Jersey) was an American educator, social reformer, and …

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dorothea-Dix

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Dorothea Dix: Mental Health Reformer and Civil War …

(6 days ago) WEBThroughout the next months, the Smithsonian Institution Archives will feature posts related to the Smithsonian and the Civil War in honor of the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.Throughout her life, …

https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/dorothea-dix-mental-health-reformer-and-civil-war-nurse

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The Clifford Beers Story: The Origins of Modern Mental Health

(5 days ago) WEBIt is a high and well-deserved tribute to Clifford Beers, the founder of what has become the Mental Health Association movement. At the age of 32, five years after he had …

https://alameda.networkofcare.org/mh/library/article.aspx?id=2604

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From a Patient's Perspective: Clifford Whittingham Beers' Work to

(3 days ago) WEBThe founder of the mental hygiene movement, Clifford Whittingham Beers (1876–1943) launched one of the earliest client-advocate health reform movements in the United …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2978191/

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Dorothea Dix - Prison Reform, Accomplishments & Facts - Biography

(8 days ago) WEBName: Dorothea Lynde Dix. Birth Year: 1802. Birth date: April 4, 1802. Birth State: Maine. Birth City: Hampden. Birth Country: United States. Gender: Female. Best …

https://www.biography.com/activists/dorothea-dix

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Health Care Reform and Social Movements in the United States

(3 days ago) WEBThe Gray Panthers, the Consumers’ Union, mental and public health groups, and progressive labor unions decided to back an alternative single-payer bill in Congress,

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1447696/

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The Forgotten Illnesses: The Mental Health Movements in Modern …

(5 days ago) WEBLipsky (1968: 1146-1147) argued that it is essential for a social movement to receive attention from the mass media to be influential, but the mental health movement has …

http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1428/the-forgotten-illnesses-the-mental-health-movements-in-modern-america

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The Mental Health Movement Was a Civil Rights Movement, But …

(1 days ago) WEBThe mental health movement was a civil rights movement, but what happened?There has been a caesura, a split, in motivation and ethical stances within …

https://www.psychreg.org/mental-health-movement-civil-rights/

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Covering Mental Health - Journalism in Action

(Just Now) WEBInvestigation. Outcome. In the mid-1800s, the activist Dorothea Dix helped spearhead a reform movement in mental health, which resulted in the construction of public …

https://www.journalisminaction.org/case/nellie-bly

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Position of the Reform Movement on Mental Health

(4 days ago) WEBMental health is an important issue for the Reform Movement. In 2001, the URJ passed a resolution titled, "Establishing a Comprehensive System of Care for Persons with Mental …

https://rac.org/position-reform-movement-mental-health

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The history, economics, and financing of mental health care

(1 days ago) WEB1. To understand how mental health nursing practice was affected by the financing and policy changes occurring rapidly in the second part of the 20th century, sources can only …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11056892/

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Recent Mental Health News American Medical Association

(6 days ago) WEBMental health refers to a person's emotional, cognitive and psychological well being. Mental health issues can impact both patients and physicians, and as such the …

https://www.ama-assn.org/topics/mental-behavioral-health

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The economic burden of mental health inequities Deloitte Insights

(7 days ago) WEBDaniel E. Dawes is a health care and public health leader, health policy expert, educator, researcher, and author. Dawes is the Founding Dean of the School of Global Health at …

https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/health-care/economic-burden-mental-health-inequities.html

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NJ pairs more mental health specialists with police officers

(Just Now) WEBThe program pairs mental health specialists with the police officers. Launched over a year ago in Cumberland County, the program has been promising so …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2023/01/nj-expands-pilot-program-pairing-mental-health-specialists-with-police-officers/

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Reform of the Mental Health Act - POST

(9 days ago) WEBOverview . In 2022, the Government published a draft Mental Health Bill to amend the Mental Health Act 1983. This followed an in-depth Independent Review of the …

https://post.parliament.uk/reform-of-the-mental-health-act/

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The Politics of Health Care and the 2024 Election KFF

(8 days ago) WEBHealth “reform” – a somewhat squishy term generally understood to mean proposals that significantly transform the financing, coverage, and delivery of health …

https://www.kff.org/health-policy-101-the-politics-of-health-care-and-the-2024-election/

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Maternal Mental Health

(8 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of a national strategy today, with recommendations developed by the Task …

https://www.samhsa.gov/newsroom/press-announcements/20240514/maternal-mental-health-task-force-national-strategy-improve-maternal-mental-health-care

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News Template - Work Accelerates on Historic Transformation of

(8 days ago) WEBBigger picture: Transforming the Mental Health Services Act into the Behavioral Health Services Act and building more community mental health treatment …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/15/news-template-work-accelerates-on-historic-transformation-of-californias-mental-health-system/

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Running Towards Mental Wellness: How Movement Can …

(7 days ago) WEBMay 24, 2024. , by Fabienne Lang. Photography courtesy of: Brooks Running. For many, movement is a way to unlock a clearer headspace. Four Brooks athletes and …

https://stories.strava.com/ea/articles/running-towards-mental-wellness-how-movement-can-transform-your-mind

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Conversion - Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest NJ

(5 days ago) WEB1. CONSIDERING JUDAISM. The conversion process begins when a person considers the possibility of becoming Jewish. The reasons why people become Jewish are varied. …

https://www.jfedgmw.org/conversion/

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A leading cause of disability in young women, how a NJ mom

(3 days ago) WEBPostpartum strokes affect 30 of every 100,000 pregnant women. The risk is greater — as high as 1 in 500 — when mothers develop high blood pressure.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/leading-cause-disability-young-women-083115880.html

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Congresswoman Bush Reintroduces Helping Families Heal Act

(1 days ago) WEBWashington, D.C. (May 20, 2024) — Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) announced the reintroduction of the Helping Families Heal Act, first-of-its-kind legislation to expand …

https://bush.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-bush-reintroduces-helping-families-heal-act

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Fears rise of a second landslide and the spread - Health News …

(7 days ago) WEBMELBOURNE, Australia — Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene of Papua New Guinea 's mass-casualty …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/2024-05-28/fears-rise-of-a-second-landslide-and-the-spread-of-disease-in-papua-new-guinea

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