LEADER 04323nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910455157003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-4910-0 010 $a0-8147-4827-9 010 $a1-4416-2027-3 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814749104 035 $a(CKB)1000000000788640 035 $a(EBL)865636 035 $a(OCoLC)779828155 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000169363 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11177317 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169363 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10203310 035 $a(PQKB)10550953 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001325791 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865636 035 $a(OCoLC)435816639 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10664 035 $a(DE-B1597)547858 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814749104 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865636 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10320554 035 $a(OCoLC)647829492 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000788640 100 $a20090210d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHealing the broken mind$b[electronic resource] $etransforming America's failed mental health system /$fTimothy A. Kelly 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (206 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-4812-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tList of Abbreviations -- $t1 Men in Diapers -- $t2 That Which Is Measured Improves -- $t3 Monopolies Don?t Work -- $t4 Fair Is Fair -- $t5 Let the People Speak -- $t6 Transforming America?s Mental Health System -- $tPostscript?Information on Mental Illness -- $tNotes -- $tReferences -- $tIndex -- $tAbout the Author 330 $aFew afflictions are as frightening or as heartbreaking as mental illness. It may be a topic that many would prefer to sweep under the rug, but it is a fact of life that we as a society can and must face. We have come a long way over the past few decades in our understanding of mental illness and its potential treatments. Yet, tragically, many across the country who struggle with serious mental illness are unable to find effective, quality medical treatment. As a federal commission on mental health concluded, the system of care is in shambles. But why? And how do we fix it?Timothy A. Kelly, former Commissioner of Virginia?s Department of Mental Health, Retardation, and Substance Abuse, brings his three decades of experience as mental health commissioner, psychology professor, and clinician to bear in confronting this crisis in America?s mental health care system. In clear and accessible terms, he exposes the weaknesses in the current system, examining how and why one of the world?s richest and most advanced countries has allowed its most vulnerable citizens to be victimized by the very system designed to help them.Armed with the latest statistics, a lifetime of experience, and heartrending life stories, Kelly argues that the patchwork of care traditionally employed to treat mental illness is simply not up to the task, and that what we need is profound, fundamental, and system-wide change. He then goes on to provide an easy-to-follow road map for achieving lasting transformation, centered on five recommendations for creating a truly effective mental health system of care that enables patients to achieve a lasting recovery.Mental illness is not going to just go away, but Kelly prescribes a comprehensive plan to make treatment accessible and effective so that those who suffer can rejoin their families and their communities. He shows how a transformed system of community-based care allows those with serious mental illness to finally be able to go home. 606 $aMental health services$zUnited States 606 $aCommunity mental health services$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMental health services 615 0$aCommunity mental health services 676 $a362.10973 700 $aKelly$b Timothy A$01043394 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455157003321 996 $aHealing the broken mind$92468337 997 $aUNINA