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Kimura M, Mukaiyachi I, Ito E |
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Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health; 2002 Fall, Vol. 21 Issue 2, p69-77, 9p |
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This article reports on a psychosocial rehabilitation approach which is used by Bethel House in Urakawa, a town in the Hidaka district of northern Japan. This approach is unique in that its primary focus is community development, as opposed to therapeutic work. By starting its own businesses, the Bethel community has: (a) created many employment opportunities for people with mental illness and for members of the larger community; (b) brought about important changes in the attitudes of members of the community, and the hospital staff, towards the mentally ill; (c) improved the relationships among members of Bethel and the Urakawa community; and (d) significantly enhanced the town economy. Bethel success clearly illustrates a broader potential for creative approaches to psychosocial rehabilitation and community development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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