Depicts the role and influence of the mental hospital volunteer in the lives of hospitalised mental patients. Describes some of the undesirable conditions in mental hospitals, the needs of mental patients, the varied activities of a volunteer program, and the process of orienting and training new volunteers.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322740
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Institutional care - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Volunteer workers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Institutional care - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness - Treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Patient care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychiatric hospital care
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)