The individual credited as an advocate for mental health reform, humane treatment, and safe environments for people who are mentally ill is:
a. Lucille Brown
b. Dorothea Dix
c. Lavinia Dock
d. Isabel Hampton Robb
B
Dorothea Dix believed that people who are mentally ill should be treated humanely. She also believed that people who are mentally ill should be treated in a safe environment. She fought to include activities such as dance for the inmates.
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