Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Community mental health services
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
The Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act of 1999
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Community mental health services
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309439124
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.
Report on Legislative Activities of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate During the ... Congress ...
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
United States Code
Author: United StatesNot by Faith Alone
Author: Roger J.R. LevesquePublisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814752845
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Teens are often seen as challenging social mores. They are frequently perceived to engage in activities considered by adults to be immoral, including sexual behavior, delinquent activities, and low-level forms of violence. Yet the vast majority report surprisingly high levels of religiosity. Ninety-five percent of American teens aged 13-17 believe in God or a universal spirit, and 76% believe that God observes their actions and rewards or punishes them. Nearly half engage in religious practices, such as praying alone or attending church or synagogue services. Adolescents' religious beliefs are clearly important to them. Yet, the law does not know how to approach adolescents' religious rights and needs. In Not by Faith Alone, Roger J. R. Levesque argues that teens' search for meaning does not always serve adolescents or society well. Religious doctrines and institutions are not all "good," with violence linked to religious beliefs, for example—particularly racial/ethnic and sexual orientation harassment—becoming an increasing concern. Not by Faith Alone is the first attempt to integrate research on the place of religion in adolescent development and to discuss the relevance of that research for policies and laws which regulate religion in their lives. Levesque asks how religion, broadly defined, influences the development of teens' inner moral compasses, and how we can ensure that religion and the apparent need for "religious" activity lead to positive outcomes for individual adolescents and for society.
Use of Seclusion and Restraints in Mental Hospitals
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on FinancePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insanity
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
United States Congressional Serial Set, No. 14689, Senate Reports No. 1-15
Author: Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1240
Book Description
Legislative Calendar, One Hundred Sixth Congress
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Author: United States