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Social Welfare History Project Mental Health

WebBeers, Clifford Whittingham This entry is about Clifford Whittingham Beers, the founder of Mental Health America and a pioneer in advocating for improved …

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Social Welfare History Project Eifert, Madelena

WebMadelena Eifert holds a Masters in Public Health (M.P.H.) with a focus on epidemiological methods and research. They earned their M.P.H. and a B.S. in Forensic …

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Elderly Homeless Crisis: History and Origins

WebSSI is available for those who are disabled, are over the age of 65, or have insufficient income to pay for living expenses. According to the CDC, 28.6% of adults …

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Teachers Need The Vote! Reasons Why Teachers Should Work for …

WebNWSA handbill listing the reasons why women teachers need the vote. Reasons given include: increased spending on education, improved public health and hygiene, …

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Sanger, Margaret

WebMargaret Sanger (September 14, 1879 — September 6, 1966) – Women’s Health Advocate, Nurse, Socialist and Social Reformer. Margaret Sanger Photo: Library …

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Mental Health America – Origins

WebThe Origins of the Mental Health Movement — 1908 – 1925. Note: A major contributor to this portion of the booklet: “Clifford W. Beers: The Founding of Mental …

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Social Welfare History Project Wald, Lillian

WebLillian D. Wald (1867 – 1940) — Nurse, Social Worker, Women’s Rights Activist and Founder of Henry Street Settlement . Lillian D. Wald Photo: Public Domain …

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Interracial News Service, vol. 11, no. 1. January 1940

WebA news digest published by the Department of Race Relations, Federal Council of Churches, New York, NY. The Federal Council of Churches was an ecumenical association of …

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Children’s Bureau

WebThe Children’s Bureau’s became solely a clearing house for information on child welfare. Following Julia C. Lathrop (1912-1921), the Children’s Bureau was …

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LGBTQIA+ Health Disparities

WebLGBTQIA+ Health Disparities By: Laura Crouch Editor’s Note: LGBTQIA+ is an umbrella acronym that generally stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer …

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Social Welfare History Project Tuberculosis

WebTuberculosis By Catherine A. Paul & Alice W. Campbell July 17, 2017. National Child Welfare Association poster Photo: Library of Congress LC-DIG-ds-06489. …

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The Place Of Social Work In Public Health– 1926

WebA Presentation at the National Conference Of Social Work (Formerly National Conference of Charities and Correction) At The Fifty-Third Annual Session Held In …

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Medicaid Program (circ. 1980)

WebAs of 1980, thirty-seven states had elected to have Medicaid coverage for the medically needy. In 1966,the costs for Medicaid were $362 million and by 1977 had …

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Social Welfare History Project Mental Illness Page 4

WebBrigham, Amariah. In the summer of 1842, Dr. Brigham was appointed Superintendent of the New York State Lunatic Asylum, at Utica. The institution was opened on the 16th of …

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Redefining the Federal Role in Social Welfare: 1995

WebFrom the Civil War to 1935 the federal government’s welfare role was limited to health care for veterans and seamen, to distributing public lands to open up the west …

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Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821-1910)

WebEarly History: Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Counterslip, England on February 3, 1821. She was the third of nine children born to Hannah Lane and Samuel …

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Children’s Bureau: Part I

WebPART I — Four Decades Of Action For Children (1912-1952) By: Dorothy E. Bradbury, Assistant Director, Division of Reports Children’s Bureau. Prologue: THIS is …

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State Care of the Insane: New York 1901

WebPrior to 1843, when the first considerable effort to properly care for the insane by the opening of the New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica was made, little had been …

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Children’s Bureau

WebIntroduction: The early 1900’s was a time in which the United States was attempting to change it stance on child labor and end abusive child labor practices. As more advocates …

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Social Welfare History Project Mental Illness Page 3

WebDeportation of the Insane Aliens: 1907. The present course taken by the United States Government in deporting insane aliens who have been in this country for some time is …

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American Social Hygiene Association (1946)

WebThe agencies which joined in 1914 to form the new national voluntary social hygiene association were: The American Vigilance Association, which had been …

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American Social Hygiene Association History and a Forecast

WebThe American Social Hygiene Association had long been urging that the failure of civilized nations to deal adequately with these diseases was due to a failure to …

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