Monday, April 26, 2004

Lost and Found: Voices of the Forgotten Generation
A report, in Adobe Acrobat format, from the British not-for-profit organization Rethink - " Mental health has for decades been treated as the 'Cinderella service,' though for the past six years, it has sat alongside cardiac care and cancer as one of the government’s three health priorities. Its priority status has led to a period of dramatic reform and, in certain areas, dramatic investment. However, this period of reform has bypassed many people. The reform process has focused predominately on crisis support but not on those who have been within the mental health system for some years. We are launching this campaign to highlight the needs of a group of people we call the ‘forgotten generation’. These are people with severe mental illness living in the community who have been largely forgotten by mainstream mental health services..." See also the Rethink web site.