
Mind Matters: Navigating Mental Health as a Student, Volunteer, and Advocate
[ad_1] Over two centuries ago, amidst the reformation movement, Dorothea Dix campaigned for the reform of America’s treatment of the mentally ill (Michel, 1994). During the 19th century, those with severe mental illness were sent to prison to live out their lives. Dorothea proposed a new solution to caring for mentally ill persons: the asylum….