The New Mental Health Challenge for All Americans
- Title:
- The New Mental Health Challenge for All Americans
- Creator:
- Gorman, Mike
- Date:
- 3 February 1964
- Description:
- Gorman argued that federal mental health legislation and state planning were only the beginning of better mental health care. Those concerned about mental illness would also have to pressure insurance companies to cover mental health services, and to convince fellow taxpayers that care and treatment of mental illness was a right and proper use of tax money. This speech was delivered at the First Legislative Conference of the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health.. NOTE: Page 7 of this speech is missing from the original document.
- Location:
- Box: 12. Folder: 6
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Genre:
- Speeches
- Subject:
- Health Policy, Insurance, Health, and Community Mental Health Services
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 14 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy ID:
- TGBBBZ
- NLM ID:
- 101743403X21
- Profiles Collection:
- The Mike Gorman Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743403X21
- Story Section:
- Continuing the Mental Health Crusade, 1964-1973