On Getting It Together - In a Fairly Together Place: A Case for an Independent Treatment Center in the Jewish Community Center


 

Publication Date: December 1975

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Mel Goldstein

Research Area: Health

Keywords: Social Services; Mental Health; Institutional Care

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This article expresses the need for a modernized mental health treatment system within the Jewish community. The author suggests that in order to improve the efficiency and functionality of this service provider, the three subgroups (staff, peer, and parent communities) work together cohesively. The author also describes the current issues preventing the progression of mental health treatment.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, 52:2