Kevin is a sometimes-violent teenager with severe emotional disturbance in a family
environment of poverty and stress. In this ethnography of a children's mental health care …

Purpose In this chapter, I develop an analysis of the institutional logics which have shaped
the organizational field of public sector mental health and which provide a framework for …

The Swedish state uses a case management function known as Personligt Ombud (PO). The
role as PO differs from the traditional professional roles. It has a freestanding position in the …

In Ecological Thinking, Lorraine Code argues that advocacy “often makes knowledge
possible” and without it “certain kinds of knowing are impossible.” By acknowledging the …

The Mental Health Care and Treatment Act of Newfoundland and Labrador introduced new
provisions for patient rights, including access to a Patient Representative of the patient's …