Although rights protection and best interest perspectives are frequently viewed as diametric
opposites, mental health advocacy is an important strategy in pursuit of both civil rights and …

Patient advocacy is an old concept, but it has recently gained prominence as a means of
assuring the rights of mentally ill or retarded patients. While advocacy has many meanings …

Mental health professionals appear to be on the verge of having to cope with the
introduction of an-other set ofparticipants in the dinical decision-making process. The …

Individuals held in mental health care facilities often have been deprived of their basic civil
and legal rights. In Canada and the United States, legislation now exists to ensure the …

This paper presents an innovative advocacy model designed to assist people coping with
psychiatric disabilities to fulfill their basic living needs. The model emphasizes the …

This article looks at the emergence of mental health advocacy as political reform. It is not an
assessment of advocacy programs but rather a more sweeping, less detailed look.(For …

There is increasing recognition of the need for civil rights advocacy for people with mental
illness, as basic human rights continue to be violated in mental health systems. Relatedly …

The author reviews the history of advocacy for mentally ill individuals. Through organizations
such as the National Mental Health Association and the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill …

Advocates perform an important role in representing the rights of mental health consumers,
especially since mental health consumers are often marginalized. Little is known about the …

The history of the development of the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social
Justice was founded on understanding the social determinants of mental health and society …