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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Emergency Services Study Advisory Committee: correspondence, memoranda, proposals. Survey of Emergency Mental Health Services and Involuntary Civil Commitment Practices in Virginia; Report from the Task Force on Improving Access to Health Care for Indigent Persons with Substance Abuse Problems (3 May 1989); Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services: Study of Emergency Services (1 January 1990) 1995; Commonwealth of Virginia Amendments to Chapter 844 (HB 1960) [Changes in Virginia Civil Commitment Law] – memoranda, correspondence, drafts., 1989 - 1990

 File — Box: MSS 81-9s, Box 5

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The bulk of these papers (6 boxes, 3 linear ft. plus some oversize materials) relate to the work and organization of the Geneva Initiative on Psychiatry (GIP), an international nonprofit organization established in 1980 to eradicate the political abuse of psychiatry, mainly in the Soviet Union and Romania. Over the years the GIP extended his reach and worked for the “reform and humanization of the entire mental health care in Central and Eastern Europe.” Professor Bonnie, who worked with GIP since the beginning was part of the Board of Directors. In 2005, the GIP was renamed Global Initiative on Psychiatry. The collection also includes files on China’s Mental Health Reform, the World Psychiatric Association China’s Mission, some Czech and Serbia’s files related to mental health and the Scottish Law Commission. In addition there are IOM (Institute of Medicine) files regarding Bonnie’s work on the Committee on Improving Health, Safety and Well-being of Young Adults and the Committee on Health Implications of Raising the Minimum Age for Purchasing Tobacco Products, and State of Virginia files related to mental health.

Dates

  • Creation: 1989 - 1990

Creator

Extent

From the Series: 2.3 Linear Feet (6 boxes plus some oversized files.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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