Aiding the Disadvantaged Flashcards
1
Q
What was the concern
A
The mentally ill were held in jails without committing crimes, as there were no mental health facilities for them
2
Q
Who was the leading reformer
A
Dorothea Dix
3
Q
What steps were there to fix the problem
A
She visited prisons in Massachusetts to collect evidence and reported it to the Massachusetts Legislature.
She then travelled the country to visit prisons to write reports to help create a prison reform across the US
4
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Goal
A
To educate the governments on the mistreatment of the mentally ill and create treatment facilities.
5
Q
Outcome
A
Many states reviewed and investigated how the mentally ill were treated and created care facilities instead of putting them in jail
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