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Public Policy and Mental Health Author: Maureen A. Pirog

ISBN: 9781452258027 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 88 Published: 3 December 2012 Country of Publication: US Dimensions (cm): 25.4 x 17.7 x 0.76 Description: This eighth book in the "Prevention Practice Kit" provides a broad overview of the types of policies governments establish to prevent mental disorders as well as the various ways in which these policies are created. The authors describe the process of analyzing public programs, laws, policies, and managerial innovations in mental disorder prevention, and help readers examine both the rationale for these programs and policies and whether or not they really work. The text includes valuable case studies on the development of prevention interventions, the impact of individuals and organizations on policies, what happens when attempts to change policies are ineffective, and the considerable amount of effort that is often needed to create needed policy changes in the mental health arena. Questions are provided throughout the text to encourage the reader to engage the topics in a critical manner. This book is part of the "Prevention Practice Kit: Action Guides for Mental Health", a collection of eight books each authored by scholars in the specific field of prevention and edited by Dr. Robert K. Conyne and Dr. Arthur M. Horne. The books in the co...

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