Well-Being of Our Nation An Inter-Generational Vision of Effective Mental Health Services and Supports

At a time when more is known about mental illnesses than at any other time in history & shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court held that unnecessary institutionalization violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, public mental health systems find themselves in crisis, unable to provide even the most basic mental health services & supports to help people with psychiatric disabilities become full members of the communities in which they live. This report examines some of the root causes of the crisis in mental health, & seeks to connect the dotsÓ concerning the dysfunction of a number of public systems that are charged with providing mental health services & supports for children, youth, adults & seniors who have been diagnosed with mental illnesses.Allen, Michael is the author of 'Well-Being of Our Nation An Inter-Generational Vision of Effective Mental Health Services and Supports', published 2003 under ISBN 9780756727697 and ISBN 0756727693.