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Classic NGO & Governmental Mental Health Treatments Programs Films DVD: 1950's - 1960's Mental Illness Disorders & US Government & NGOs Health Care Films | DVD

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$19.99

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DVD

Run Time:

40 minutes

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Quality Information Publishers Inc.

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Table Of Contents:
(1) Booked for Safekeeping (1960) - 32 Minutes
(2) The Inner City (1958) - 10 Minutes

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Product Description
This compilation features films about the treatment of the mentally ill by government and not for profit organizations in the 1950s and 1960s. Table Of Contents: (1) Booked for Safekeeping (1960) - This police training film shows the proper way for the authorities to work with mentally handicapped people. The film details various mental illnesses and how to prepare the mentally disabled for treatment. This film also stresses the importance of learning patient's backgrounds and having constant medical attention available. George C. Stoney directed this amazing documentary which was filmed in New Orleans - 32 Minutes (2) The Inner City (1958) - This heart wrenching charity film shows how the United Fund cares for handicapped and orphaned children. It presents their stories in a very emotional and touching way, including footage of blind children in cages and other affecting images. This is a great historical look at charitable video in the 1950s - 10 Minutes

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