Download or read book Understanding the Self-Help Organization written by Thomas J. Powell and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1994-08-17 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mental health field, a vigorous consumer and family movement - including groups such as the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill and National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association - involves hundreds of thousands of members and has caught the attention of the professional system. Understanding the Self-Help Organization provides detailed, comprehensive coverage of this phenomenon. This comprehensive volume focuses attention on three critical areas: public policy and self-help, participation - particularly by minorities - in self-help, and explanatory frameworks.