North Country Forum
Dr. Carney’s most recent posts are to be found here. He is in the process of compiling a complete archive of all articles he has written since his retirement from professional social work practice in 2010. All his blogs have as their focus issues pertaining to social justice; are generally placed in their historical context; and, ultimately, are subjected to in-depth analyses whose aim is to promote a full understanding of the issues being addressed.
Mental Health Homes Open Their Proverbial Doors in New York: A Look into the Future of U.S. Public Healthcare (Part One)
Given the length of this blog, I’ve divided it into two parts. Part I appears immediately below; Part II will be posted soon. PART I – WHAT MENTAL HEALTH HOMES ARE AND WHAT THEY’RE NOT On the ground reality is about to trump rhetoric. Whether you subscribe to my definition of recovery as liberation from the mental health system or SAMHSA’s as the capacity to live a self-directed life, New York’s mental health homes are not intended to promote either. The homes are health care delivery systems whose priority is the same as that for all publicly-funded health and welfare programs throughout the country– state and local governments’ financial...