The Well Being of Our Nation: An Inter-Generational Vision of Effective Mental Health Services and Supports

The Well Being of Our Nation: An Inter-Generational Vision of Effective Mental Health Services and SupportsNational Council on Disability September 16, 2002 Executive Summary At a time when more is known about mental illnesses than at any other time in history and just three years after the U.S. Supreme Court held that unnecessary institutionalization violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, public mental health systems find themselves in crisis, unable to provide even the most basic mental health services and supports to help people with psychiatric disabilities become full members of the communities in which they live. This report . . .