Examines the re-organisation of mental health services in Australia. Presents some of the changes that have shaped the treatment of the mentally ill in the second part of the 20th century. Patients are no longer admitted and forgotten. Modern and renovated hospitals prepare patients to take their place in the world again, whilst early treatment centres and out-patient clinics have been established. We meet patients in various centres and see them preparing for a new start in life. Photographed by Reg Pearse; music by Peter Sculthorpe; sound by Barry Bowden.
Credits
director
Rhonda Small
producer
Frank Bagnall
production company
Australian Commonwealth Film Unit
Language
English
Duration
00:27:10:00
Colour
Black and White
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
29887
Subject categories
Documentary
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rehabilitation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hospitals - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness - Treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Rehabilitation
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)