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Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32628
Subject(s) - gratitude , mental health , honor , conversation , mainstream , haven , stigma (botany) , medicine , gerontology , political science , sociology , psychology , psychiatry , law , psychotherapist , mathematics , communication , combinatorics , computer science , operating system
The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 11 honored former first lady Rosalynn Carter's 50 years of leadership to improve mental health care and diminish the stigma against mental illnesses. “Rosalynn Carter has championed the rights of people with mental illnesses throughout her entire career of public service,” Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander stated in a news release. “No one has cared more and done more to see that people with mental illnesses can get the treatments and opportunities they deserve, and no one deserves this honor more. Today, mental health matters are part of the mainstream conversation about overall health, in large part because of Mrs. Carter's efforts.” The resolution read in part, “Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives — (1) hereby expresses its profound gratitude, on behalf of the people of the United States, to Rosalynn Smith Carter for her lifetime of accomplishments and commitment on behalf of those affected by mental health disorders and substance use disorders.…” The Carter Center was founded by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter in 1982.