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"A Mind that Found Itself" He talked about his struggle with mental illness and the mistreatment of the mentally ill. He made the public aware of how inhumanly workers would treat patients.
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Former first lady created and chairs the Carter Center's Mental Health Task Force. It consists of experts trying to have a positive change in the mental health field.
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A feminist writer, artist, educator and activist who was hospitalized for her bipolar disorder. She wrote books telling her story to the world.
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Co-Founded Bring Change to Mind after two members of her family were diagnosed with mental disorders. The websites was made to help stop the stigma and inform others about individuals stories.
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders describes the symptoms of mental illness and presents mental health statistics associated with the different disorders. Also provides the analysis of the common treatments used in the mental health field.
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders describes the symptoms of mental illness and presents mental health statistics associated with the different disorders. Also provides the analysis of the common treatment used in the mental health field. There were five more made after this date with a promise of a sixth.
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Made by concerned groups who thought that the treatment done to mentally ill patients caused more damage than it helped.
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First time federal funding was provided for the treatment of mental illnesses.
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To examine the mental health needs of the Untied States.
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Declared by President George H.W Bush. Federal funding was invested to research mental illness and the functions of the brain.
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Demi lives with bipolar disorder and partnered with five other leading mental health advocacy to build the "Be Vocal" website.
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www.pbs.org
www.cartercenter.org
www.bevocalspeakup.com
www.bringmind2change.org
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