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The Legal Aspects of Mental Health Programs: The Potential and the Problems thereof for Black People
Smith, Barbara Lee – Journal of Afro-American Issues, 1976
This overview raises several questions regarding critical issues that surround the process of commitment and treatment in the mental health facilities, and concludes that while it can be expected that black people will receive adequate treatment and facilities, equal legal rights, treatments and facilities for black, people is needed. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Blacks, Clinical Diagnosis, Equal Protection, Legal Problems
