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Book details
  • Genre:PSYCHOLOGY
  • SubGenre:Mental Health
  • Language:English
  • Pages:15
  • eBook ISBN:9781667866215

Mental Health Care in Alaska 2022

A Report Card by a Former Psychiatric Patient

by Faith J. Myers

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Overview
A report card on mental health care in Alaska 2022, by a former psychiatric patient and current mental health advocate.
Description
A report card on mental health care in Alaska 2022. An analysis of needed improvements in psychiatric patient rights in Alaska as it impacts patient outcomes. Written by a former psychiatric patient and current mental health advocate.
About the author
Faith Myers was a former psychiatric patient from 1999-2003. She then became a mental health advocate. She has written or contributed to over 40 commentaries that appeared in newspapers, calling for the improvement of psychiatric patient rights. Faith also authored the book "Going Crazy in Alaska: A History of Alaska's Treatment of Psychiatric Patients".