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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454585203321

Autore

Jason Leonard

Titolo

Havens [[electronic resource] ] : stories of true community healing / / Leonard Jason and Martin Perdoux ; foreword by Thomas Moore

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2004

ISBN

9786612408922

1-282-40892-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Collana

Contemporary psychology

Altri autori (Persone)

PerdouxMartin

Disciplina

362.2/2

Soggetti

Community mental health services - United States

Healing - Social aspects

Community psychology

Therapeutic communities

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-148) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: The Shrinking of Community in America; CHAPTER 2: More Than a Blessing; CHAPTER 3: The Dignity of Aging; CHAPTER 4: A Retreat from Mental Illness: Learning the Art of Living; CHAPTER 5: The Invisible Patient; CHAPTER 6: Other Havens; Appendix A: Oxford House and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Resources; Appendix B: Elderly Resources; Appendix C: Mental Health Resources; Appendix D: CFS, Fibromyalgia, and MCS Resources; Appendix E: Miscellaneous Resources and Links; Appendix F: Perceived Sense of Community Scale

Appendix G: Participatory Action Research with Chronic Fatigue SyndromeBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; About the Series Editor and Advisory Board

Sommario/riassunto

For good reasons, Americans are growing concerned about the cost of health care and housing. There are many reasons why people need care-the addiction of a teenage child or spouse, an elderly relative in need of nursing home care, a psychological disorder, or a chronic medical condition-but even moderately successful institutional solutions for these problems are often too costly to be truly helpful.



The cost of healthcare is so high it can result in homelessness. Leonard Jason and Martin Perdoux show us a relatively low-cost and effective solution growing in neighborhoods across the country: