Start Date
12-12-2022 5:10 AM
Description
The failure of deinstitutionalization in the 1960s has resulted in long term effects on people suffering from severe mental illness (SMI). People with SMI are highly susceptible to homelessness and incarceration due to the lack of psychiatric facilities to provide them with the resources and support they need. Moreover, stigma impacts reporting of mental illness, especially among minority populations. My research will study the Archives of Psychiatry and Mental Health, as well as the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Judi Chamberlin Papers archive to gain an understanding of the successes and failures of deinstitutionalization and its impact on patients with SMI. With this information, I will write and submit a policy paper to Mental Health America, an advocacy organization for those who suffer from SMI. My work could assist in educating Americans on mental illness stigma. Furthermore, it could help Mental Health America advance federal legislation and regulations for new psychiatric facilities.
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Bringing Back Psychiatric Care Facilities
The failure of deinstitutionalization in the 1960s has resulted in long term effects on people suffering from severe mental illness (SMI). People with SMI are highly susceptible to homelessness and incarceration due to the lack of psychiatric facilities to provide them with the resources and support they need. Moreover, stigma impacts reporting of mental illness, especially among minority populations. My research will study the Archives of Psychiatry and Mental Health, as well as the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Judi Chamberlin Papers archive to gain an understanding of the successes and failures of deinstitutionalization and its impact on patients with SMI. With this information, I will write and submit a policy paper to Mental Health America, an advocacy organization for those who suffer from SMI. My work could assist in educating Americans on mental illness stigma. Furthermore, it could help Mental Health America advance federal legislation and regulations for new psychiatric facilities.
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Amanda Apgar