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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821103903321

Titolo

Modern community mental health : an interdisciplinary approach / / [edited by] Kenneth R. Yeager, PhD, LISW [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-19-979808-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (642 p.)

Disciplina

362.2/2

Soggetti

Community mental health services - Administration

Mental health - Social aspects

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

section I. Community mental health progress and principles -- section II. Preparation for public and community work -- section III. Best practices and current evidence for clinical practice -- section Ivolume Leadership, administration, management.

Sommario/riassunto

Landmark events, such as the 50th anniversary of the Eisenhower Commission Report and the same anniversary of the Community Mental Health Act, helped launch the community mental health movement. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the President's New Freedom Commission have continued this work by establishing funding sources and highlighting the importance of recovery and excellence in care. Modern Community Mental Health: An Interdisciplinary Approach integrates each of the key concepts contained within the presidential reports and landmark legislation into the context of today's community ser