Harold L. Drimmer Library Research Guides: Integrated Learning Project ILP Health and Well Being (Wellness): Political

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American Psychosis : How the Federal Government Destroyed the Mental Illness Treatment System / Marcel Lebrun; Eric Mann Presents the history and present-day failings of our federal mental health treatment system. Discusses the creation, launch of the program, and provides an inside perspective with one-on-one audiotaped interviews with major figures involved the legislation. Examines the responsibility of the state versus the federal government in caring for the mentally ill, and how closing institutions has resulted in underfunded programs, neglect, and higher rates of community violence.
Call Number: Circulating Collection ; RC443 .T66 2014
ISBN: 9780199988716
Publication Date: 2013

"Policy Approaches for Well-being in the US." (Brookings Institute) The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. They conduct in-depth, nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance at local, national, and global levels.
"Politics Seep into Daily Life, Negatively Affecting Mental Health." (American Psychological Association) APA is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 157,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students as its members.