Mental health practices and programs around the world face growing
criticism from policymakers, consumers, and service providers for
being ineffective, overly reliant on treatment by professionals, and
overly focused on symptoms. Many have called for new paradigms of
mental health and new practices that can better support recovery,
community integration, and adaptive functioning for persons diagnosed
with psychiatric disabilities. While there has recently been much
discourse about transformation and recovery, there has yet to be a
critical and systematic review that unpacks the concept of mental
health systems transformation or that examines strategies for how to
create transformative change in mental health. _Community Psychology
and Community Mental Health_ provides empirical justification and a
conceptual foundation for transformative change in mental health,
based on community psychology values and principles of ecology,
collaboration, empowerment, and social justice. Chapters provide
strategies for making changes at the level of society, policy,
organizations, community settings, and mental health practices. The
editors and authors draw from experience in different countries in
recognition of the need to tailor change strategies to different
contexts. The common experiences of the international perspectives
represented underscore the importance and the need for a new paradigm
while demonstrating that there are many alternatives and opportunities
for pursuing transformative change. This book will be of interest to
community mental health professionals, researchers, and students, as
well as policymakers, administrators, and those with lived experience
of mental health issues.
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ISBN
9780199362431
Publisert
2020
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok