As the County government begins to shift operations for compliance with new state programs regarding mental illness, homelessness, and substance use disorders -- in a combined effort (9/27/23 Lakeport "Town Hall" at the Soper Reese Theater), we discussed several resources for understanding basic mental health issues that are being recognized in every rural community today:

Mad in America - Science, Psychiatry and Social Justice

        https://www.madinamerica.com/

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Psychosocial Interventions for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness

        https://store.samhsa.gov/product/psychosocial-interventions-older-adults-serious-mental-illness/PEP21-06-05-001?referer=from_search_result

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America took a wrong turn in the 1980s, when the country's administration decided to cut the basic "safety net" funding for all rural, poor counties.  This 1990 report explains how it was supposed to work and what happened as a consequence of the changes   

https://www.gao.gov/assets/hrd-90-95.pdf

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Psychiatric Survivors Movement -- International Mental Health Collaborating Network

        https://imhcn.org/bibliography/history-of-mental-health/psychiatric-survivors-movement/

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Open Dialogue -- International Mental Health Collaborating Network        

https://imhcn.org/bibliography/recent-innovations-and-good-practices/open-dialogue/