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Support Groups for Mentally Ill People
Author(s) -
Pymn Bridget
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
social policy and administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1467-9515
pISSN - 0144-5596
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9515.1992.tb00529.x
Subject(s) - mentally ill , voluntary sector , business , nursing , mental illness , psychology , medicine , public economics , psychiatry , public relations , economics , political science , mental health
This paper outlines demand levels for day care for the mentally ill and explores the contribution that support groups can make within the package of care. It outlines costings and results of one particular experimental low cost venture which involved public and voluntary sector cooperation.