A client who has been diagnosed with major depression works with other mental health consum-ers to advocate for establishment of additional self-help services for individuals and families with mental illness in a community
Which of the following best describes the organization that the client is likely involved with?
a. Community Support Program (CSP)
b. NIMH
c. Mental Health Study
d. National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
ANS: D
NAMI was the first consumer group to advocate for better services. This consumer advocacy group worked to establish education and self-help services for individuals and families with mental illness. The Mental Health Study Act promoted the study of national mental health needs. The National Mental Health Act established the NIMH, which includes the objectives of devel-opment of education and research programs for community mental health treatment approaches. The CSP provided grant monies to states to develop comprehensive services for persons dis-charged from psychiatric institutions and invited consumers to participate.
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