“Why does Mental Health Grab you?”
Scope and Contents
This pamphlet promotes membership in the For Hill Chapter of the Massachusetts Association for Mental Health. It is aimed specifically at Black residents of the Roxbury area. It offers validating statements related to mental health and the Black experience; a quote from William H. Grier and Price M. Cobbs, the authors of the 1968 book Black Rage; and information on membership.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1972
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Historical Note
The Massachusetts Association of Mental Health was established in 1913 under the name Massachusetts Society for Mental Hygiene. It was part of a larger movement to improve mental health care throughout the United States and beyond. Priorities of the organization include reforming the criminal justice system and addressing the impact of racism on mental health. Source: https://www.mamh.org/about/history
Extent
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Pamphlet about mental health and the Black experience
Arrangement
Single item
Acquisition
Purchased from Eclectibles, November 2023
Processing Information
Processed by Deven Abrams and Kai Schinaman, completed September 2024. This collection was processed as part of Marlen Rosas's fall 2024 class Historical Methods Lab: Archive Theory and Practice.
- Title
- “Why does Mental Health Grab you?”
- Date
- September, 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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