| Mental Health Services and Community Care: A Critical History Contributor(s): Cummins, Ian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447350596 ISBN-13: 9781447350590 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Medical | Mental Health - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (0.95 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This rigorous study of contemporary mental health services and community care is important reading for students, teachers and researchers in the field of social work and mental health. Cummins analyses the political, economic and bureaucratic factors behind changes and crises in mental health services and returns to the progressive principles of the early development of community care to identify the most effective and sustainable pathways forward. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cummins, Ian: - Ian Cummins is a senior lecturer in social work at the University of Salford. |