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*Community mental health, 1960

 Item — Box: 2

Scope and Contents

Produced and Distributed by the Mental Health Film Board and the International Film Bureau. Written and produced by Irving Jacoby. Directed by Irving Lerner.

The film demonstrates how one community, through the cooperation of both lay and professional citizens, surveyed mental health needs and established a health center to treat mental disease and emotional disorders. It shows examples of the kind of preventive services a mental health center might provide.

Dates

  • 1960

Extent

From the Collection: 8 Linear Feet (65 reels, 8 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

Scope and Contents

Produced and Distributed by the Mental Health Film Board and the International Film Bureau. Written and produced by Irving Jacoby. Directed by Irving Lerner.

The film demonstrates how one community, through the cooperation of both lay and professional citizens, surveyed mental health needs and established a health center to treat mental disease and emotional disorders. It shows examples of the kind of preventive services a mental health center might provide.

Physical Description

16 mm answer print. Runtime: 32 min. Black and white, sound.

Creator

Collecting Area Details

Part of the Historical Audiovisuals Collection Collecting Area

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