The crusade for forgotten souls : reforming Minnesota's mental institutions, 1946-1954 /
"The Crusade for Forgotten Souls recounts Minnesota's reform movement that broke the stigma surrounding mental illness, publicized the painful truth about the state's asylums, and resulted in the first legislative steps toward a modern mental health system. Susan Bartlett Foote tells...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, MN :
University of Minnesota Press,
[2018]
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctt2204rcg |
| Summary: | "The Crusade for Forgotten Souls recounts Minnesota's reform movement that broke the stigma surrounding mental illness, publicized the painful truth about the state's asylums, and resulted in the first legislative steps toward a modern mental health system. Susan Bartlett Foote tells the story of the early advocates for compassionate care of the mentally ill who made the crusade a success"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781452956787 1452956782 1517903645 9781517903640 9781452956794 1452956790 |