Scope and Content: The Dept. of Mental Health is responsible for mentally ill persons in Massachusetts (and for mentally retarded persons until 1986, when the Dept. of Mental Retardation was established) through a comprehensive program of services and facilities. The department conducts research to assist in its planning, review, and delivery of services to clients and to prepare reports mandated by the legislature, including collection of data about clients and statistics from public and private institutions providing residential care. This includes gathering data on the use of restraint and seclusion as a therapeutic procedure for patients endangering themselves or others, institutionalized at facilities under the department’s jurisdiction.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Related Catalog Records:

Archivegrid
OCLC