Title:

The Community: The New Mental Health Frontier

Creator:

Gorman, Mike

Date:

15 October 1956

Description:

In this speech given at the Bulletin Civic Service Committee Workshop on Mental Health in Philadelphia, Gorman developed themes he would use in many subsequent addresses on community mental health resources: the need to involve primary care physicians as the first line of defense against mental health problems; the need to include psychiatric units in general hospitals; the need to establish treatment facilities for emotionally disturbed children; the need for more flexible facilities for psychiatric treatment; and the need for follow-up care for patients discharged from mental hospitals.

Location:

Box: 10. Folder: 17

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Speeches

Subject:

Community Mental Health Services and Hospitals, Psychiatric

Format:

Text

Extent:

15 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

TGBBBH

NLM ID:

101743403X6

Profiles Collection:

The Mike Gorman Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743403X6

Story Section:

A Full-time Activist: The National Committee Against Mental Illness, 1953-1963