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State Policies And Programs That Address The Needs Of Mentally Ill Mothers In The Public Sector, Joanne Nicholson, Jeffrey Geller, William Fisher, George Dion
State Policies And Programs That Address The Needs Of Mentally Ill Mothers In The Public Sector, Joanne Nicholson, Jeffrey Geller, William Fisher, George Dion
Joanne Nicholson
OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine whether state departments of mental health have specific policies and programs addressing the needs of mentally ill women served in the public sector who have preschool-age children. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to the commissioner of mental health for each state and the District of Columbia. Questions addressed whether information was routinely collected on the parenting status of women who receive public-sector psychiatric services, whether services targeting mentally ill women with young children were available, and whether the state had policies concerning hospitalized women who are pregnant or who have young children. RESULTS: Sixteen …
"Sylvia Frumkin" Has A Baby: A Case Study For Policymakers, Joanne Nicholson, Jeffrey Geller, William Fisher
"Sylvia Frumkin" Has A Baby: A Case Study For Policymakers, Joanne Nicholson, Jeffrey Geller, William Fisher
Joanne Nicholson
"Sylvia Frumkin" was a pseudonym given to a 32-year-old woman with chronic mental illness described by Susan Sheehan in her books Is There No Place on Earth for Me? This paper presents the case of "Gloria Morrison," a patient similar to Ms. Frumkin, who is also a mother. Issues raised by the case in three areas are discussed. Issues for the service delivery system include developing better assessment, prediction, and reduction of the risk that a parent's mental illness may pose to a child's safety and well-being; targeting supportive and educational interventions to relatives and foster parents caring for children …