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2. Mental health advocates warn of cuts to services if ... - AOL

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   Advocates like Karen Vicari, director of Public policy for Mental Health America of California, which advocates for mental health services and which opposes Prop. 1, believe that it will lead to ...

3. Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 - Wikipedia

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   The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was legislation signed by American President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort through the Democratically controlled House of ...

4. Psychiatric survivors movement - Wikipedia

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   By the 1980s, individuals who considered themselves "consumers" of mental health services rather than passive "patients" had begun to organize self-help/advocacy groups and peer-run services. While sharing some of the goals of the earlier movement, consumer groups did not seek to abolish the traditional mental health system, which they believed ...

5. Patient advocacy - Wikipedia

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   The Alliance of Professional Health Advocates was started to support the business of being a private advocate. [27] Some regions require that those detained for the treatment of mental health disorders are given access to independent mental health advocates who are not involved in the patient's treatment. [28] [29]: 20

6. Mental health advocates: Virtual hearings may harm ... - AOL

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   Several mental health advocates sent a letter to Minnesota court administrators Monday raising concerns over a policy that holds civil commitment court hearings virtually instead of in person ...

7. ‘Take action.’ Advocates urge release of Tarrant County ...

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   “Here is a laboratory demonstration of how people with mental health issues die in our jail.” ‘Take action.’ Advocates urge release of Tarrant County inmate with mental health issues