28— Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 10.1969
A View From The Governor's Office
By Gov. Raymond P. Shafer
Man's effoi ts to shod light on These beforehand measures, as
the dark mvstery of mental ill- well as aftercare services, are
ness show heaitenmg gains as modern blessings to the patient
we mark Mental Health Week capable of living among his fel
this week lowmen.
Today, a person with a sick
mind is no longer destined to
icmain isolated in an institution
sinking deeper and deeper into
his inner world of apathy, des
pan or distortion.
Thiough the paths of modern
diug therapy, motivating tech
niques, rehabilitation and com
munity mental health services,
a mentally disabled person now
has an excellent chance of being
restoied as an active, productive
member of society
Commensurate with scientific
and sociological advances are the
firm, practical mental health
measures taken by the Common
wealth.
Since the beginning of the Re
publican Administration in 1983,
upgiaded services in the State’s
18 mental 'institutions have rais
ed each patient’s average daily
care from $5 06 to $l2 55, or 148
percent.
The consequent increased per
sonnel at these institutions has
provided more personalized ser
vices to patients and materially
reduced inpatient population by
enabling more of them to return
to their home communities. In
January, 1963, there were 37,511
patients m State mental hospit
als. by February, 1969, the num
bei had reached a low of 29,988
Because mental illness, like
every other sickness, gets worse
H it’s neglected, the community
mental health center plays a
particularly vital role in the ma
intenance of mental health.
Early diagnosis and treatment
available in local areas can pre
vent the need for hospitalization
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