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Varying Views Of Dorothea Dix And Franklin Pierce Concerning The Federal Government

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1.) Describe the differing views of Dorothea Dix and Franklin Pierce concerning the federal government’s responsibility to meet the social needs of persons with mental disorders. The inspiring Dorothea Dix was a visionary leader who choose to disregard the objectives that stood in her way to impact the vulnerable mental health population. Her mission was to remove the mentally ill from same prisons that housed harden criminals, and her views to the federal government. Dorothea’s component Franklin Pierce, debated against her proposal believing that by supplying land to the sates to build asylums, would put the federal government in a dependent position, making the needs of the poor and mentally ill the responsibility of the federal government. 2.) Using specific case information presented in Frontline: The Released, what is the current …show more content…

Cognitive and coherent abilities is a factor however, treatment is often best received when one is willing. Tying in the Front-Line documentary, some the mentally inmates thrived when willing to receive and/or adapt to treatment. Those who refused to take their medications were more hostile and declined. Reformers like Dix did not seek community based health care due to societal views about the mentally ill. Community based services, would require that the community be accepting and willing to assist their mentally ill otherwise, the system would fail. The 1800’s made steps towards equal opportunity and Civil rights, but laws had not fully established in comparison to today. Medical law makers quickly adopted the concept and between the 1960-1980’s large state-operating mental-health hospitals systematically dismantled. Problems generated, however when funding for the proposed community mental health centers was never implemented. (Reluctant Welfare State,

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