Mental Heatlh Services: How Consumers of Mental Health React
©2012

This series incudes interview with mental health consumers about their experiences with mental health services and the helping process, helping mental health providers see the other perspective and learn how to improve the services they provide.

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Encouragement and Empowerment with Mental Health Consumers: Introduction
Professor Ronald Rooney introduces the video series featuring involuntary mental health consumers and professionals. Cali Carpenter has suffered persistent mental illness since adolescence and was hospitalized for six years before rejoining the community.