Research Catalog

Title

Citizenship and mental health / Michael Rowe.

Author

Rowe, Michael, 1947-

Publication

• Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
• ©2015

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Details

Description

xvi, 247 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"More than 50 years ago, President Kennedy gave an address to Congress that launched the community mental health movement in the U.S. This movement involved a vast and complex effort to replace the wholesale institutionalization of people with serious mental illnesses with community mental health centers, public education on mental illness, and prevention efforts. The mission and main thrust of this new movement, however, were quite simple: we would provide effective mental health treatment to people in their home communities and provide the conditions for them to have 'a life in the community.' Starting in the 1990s with Jim, a person who was homeless and initially refused help from outreach workers, Citizenship & Mental Health tells a 20-year story of practice, theory, and research to support the full participation of persons with mental illnesses who, in many cases, have also been homeless, have criminal charges in their past, and are poor. As the first of its kind, this book addresses the concept of citizenship as an applied theory for fulfilling the promise of the community mental health center movement. Citizenship is defined as a strong connection to the 5 R's of rights, responsibilities, roles, resources, and relationships that society offers to its members, and a sense of belonging that comes from others' recognition of one's valued membership in society. The citizenship model supports the strengths, hopes, and aspirations of people with mental illnesses to become neighbors, community members, and citizens."--Publisher's description.

Subjects

• Homeless persons > Mental health
• United States
• Gesundheitspolitik
• Öffentliches Gesundheitswesen
• Soziale Situation
• Citizenship
• Community mental health services
• Psychische Gesundheit
• Homeless persons > Mental health services

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232) and index.

Contents

Introduction : Citizenship roots in outreach work -- Citizenship and community organizing: citizens -- Citizenship and individuals: the Citizens Project, early -- Citizenship and individuals: the Citizens Project, ongoing -- Going to the source: citizenship measure development and validation -- Taking citizenship to scale: the Citizens Collaborative I -- Taking citizenship to scale: the Citizens Collaborative II -- Taking citizenship to scale: the Citizens Collaborative III -- A model of citizenship and mental health -- Conclusion.

Call Number

JFE 16-11758

ISBN

• 9780199355389
• 019935538X

LCCN

2014028624

OCLC

889688403

Author

Rowe, Michael, 1947- author.

Title

Citizenship and mental health / Michael Rowe.

Publisher

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]

Copyright Date

©2015

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232) and index.

Local Note

AUTH: YALE. DISCUSSES SOCIAL ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, OUTREACH WORK, ETC.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-11758