It's Been Nearly 40 years since Rosalynn Carter met a woman stooped and Weary Leaving her night-shift job at a cotton mill in Georgia. The woman Told Carter, Ken was Campaigning for her Husband, Jimmy, then running for governor, she That was Thurs Heading home care for her mentally ill daughter.
The image of the exhausted woman coping all day with an ill loved one haunted Carter, and was one of emotional Many Encounters with people everyday That set her on a path of advocacy for the mentally ill and Their Families. As first lady of Georgia and later as the nation's first lady - Husband Jimmy Carter was the 39th president - Carter has her Focused attention of a mental-health services and treatment of.
Carter, Ken Turned 83 on Wednesday, talked about her new book, "Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis," in a Recent Interview.
Q: The scope of the problem you describe is eye-opening: Each year, Almost 60 million adults in the United States Suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder. How much has changed in the years you've Been Involved in the field?
A: What's exciting is the science and what me know about the brain and new medications and treatment of. When I started in the field, people were institutionalized, and there was a belief That Their Productive days were gone. That's totally false. Just in the last few years, we've Learned a lot about how people Can Recover from mental illness and lead Productive lives.
Q: What is disappointing or distressing in the field today?
A: Stigma is the main thing. It hurts so bad people. It embarrasses the truth. Humiliates truth. It Leads Thurs discrimination and curtails Funding for Programs. It's so hard to get money for Programs Because people think it's a black hole And that people can not be helped. But we have come a long way, but their proposal but we have a long way to go.
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