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The Impact Of Type Of Ownership On Mental Health Organizations: The Privatization Alternative, Gary R. Mathews
The Impact Of Type Of Ownership On Mental Health Organizations: The Privatization Alternative, Gary R. Mathews
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In recent history most citizens have traditionally considered care of the mentally ill a public service, a government responsibility, and a financial expense best acquitted through taxation. A current topic of debate is whether or not mental health care should continue to be provided primarily in the public realm or instead be provided as a business. A question which must be answered as a part of this debate is: Does type of ownership affect service provision, and if so how? In order to answer this question data from the 1983 Inventory of Mental Health Organizations, a national survey sponsored by …
Marginal Women Unite! Organizing The Disabled Womens Network In Canada, Sharon D. Stone
Marginal Women Unite! Organizing The Disabled Womens Network In Canada, Sharon D. Stone
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
This paper discusses the Disabled Women's Network's (DAWN) history, issues, goals, structure, organizing tactics and ongoing problems. DAWN is an example of the ability of oppressed people to organize and advocate for their rights against overwhelming odds.