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Doing Good is Good for You: 2013 Health and Volunteering Study used an index-validated scale to understand the experienced physical and mental health benefits of volunteering. The study was ...
Mental Health, Cultural Values and Social Development: A Look into the '80s World Congress: 1983: Washington, DC, USA: Personal and social responsibility in the search for mental health: Collaboration between volunteers, professionals and governments in the formation of mental health policy and the delivery of services. World Congress: 1985
The National Institute of Mental Health chose Compeer as a model program in 1982 and helped fund the development of similar programs throughout the United States. [citation needed] Today, Compeer is an international mental health organization with approximately 5,000 volunteers at nearly 100 locations in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. [6]
Volunteering provides cognitive health perks that can make a big difference in an older adult’s life. “People who volunteer are able to improve their energy and enjoy an overall better quality ...
[54] [55] Another study finds that helping others is associated with higher levels of mental health, above and beyond the benefits of receiving help. [56] This is true across age groups. Observational evidence indicates that volunteering helps improve the mental health of adolescents. [57]
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Fountain House is a national mental health nonprofit organization focused on supporting people with serious and persistent mental illness. Founded in 1948, Fountain House originated the Clubhouse Model of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. The organization's stated mission is "to create the community, innovation, and social change needed for people ...
Unhappy with the lack of services available and the treatment of those living with mental illness, the women sought out others with similar concerns. The first meeting held to address these issues in mental health led to the formation of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill [11] [12] in 1979.