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Show Rev. Frazer Crocker Faces Challenge in Mental Health Assn. Editor's Note: This week Rev J.A. Frazer Crocker of Provo was re-elected president of the Utah State Mental Health Association, He tells some of his USE YOUR FAVORITE BANK CARD personal aims as president in this article. By JEKRYM. YOUNG During his second year as president of the DON’T MISS THIS Utah State Mental Health Association, Rev J. A. Frazer Crocker of St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Provo, will face the challengeof expanding the association's organization “Jn today’s world, if you want to help people, you have to be organized,” he said. “I realize this is not nearly as satisfying as personal service, but in the long run you can get much more accomplished.”” Rev. Rev. Crocker sat in his functionaloffice beside a desk heaped with work and overshadowed by a book case filled with books showing a wide range of topics, from theology to classical literature, philosophy and psychology to best selling modern literature. Helping Others He spoke quietly about how one person could help another in today’s society, comparing our conditions with the parable of the Good Samaritan. “ff you see someone beside the road who needs help, you stop and help him. But if you see several more, you're marelikely to drive past them to the next town andtell the she.iff about it,” he said. Then he explained that the Mental Health Association was organized in a similar way as REV.J, A. FRAZER CROCKER a national association, a state association and local chapters or committees. “All do the same thing, more or less, but the emphasis varies particularly on the local level where there m.gh be greater emphasis on education or some other phase of the program,” he explained. Five Programs Hestated that the association placed emphasis on five programs, improvement of mental hospitals, improved after care and rehabilitation services for released patients, services for mentally ili in thefield. One of the projects the state association will undertake during the next year is to develop a committee which will make Beautiful, lively fall colors and styles - take your choice - all dresses on the sale floor are reduced! mental health services, and, research for the prevention of mentalillness. The Utah Mental Health Association will now seek to expandits sphereof i.fluence to areas in thestate where thereis little or no mental health program.Heindicated that the organizational thrust will probably follow the lead of the state government. As mental health centers areestablished in new areas, the association will also strive to develop organizations. Heestimated that there will probably be development in that is that it was a volunteer type operation rather than being an organization df professionals and SALE children, support for community other jiealth type organizations, survey OPEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY ‘TIL recom- TERRIFIC YARDAGESALE 5,000 Yards VALUES TO 1”Yd. Ne mendations on the mental health services at the Utah State Prison. Weber County, North Davis To ExaminePrison County, Emery, San Juan and Heused the project to explain Grant counties. what he meant. “If something like the state prison is left to its own, when the administrators [I All New Fabrics in Firmage’s BasementStore Five Chapters Theassociation now hasactive apply for funds as they are required to do, they are not chapters in Carbon County, Utah and Salt Lake Counties, Box likely to get, a high priority on Elder and Cache Counties. that request. But if a concerned Workis donein a combination group of citizens make of volunteer workers and recommendations and formally professionalstaff members. The request new programs and staff members gather inimprovements it’s a different formation and disseminateit to the committees or chapters. matter.” Rey. Crocker said that the ‘Then the volunteer members use mentalhealth association was a it in their various projects, when three dimensional program with talking with county commissioners, or legislators, or students on onelevelor another. Rev. Crocker first inherited his association with the mental health organization in Utah County from his predecessor at MayorVerl G. Dixon of Provo St. Mary’s. This wasin the fall ot has suggested that inasmuch as 1967. He was qualified for the Halloweenfalls on a Sundaythis experience because of his years year, Oct. 30 (Saturday) be the conducting a marriage counday that youngchildren do their seling service under the courts “Trick or ‘freating.” Mayor Dixon said that he feels most in New York. Hebecame chapter president parents in the area will apyear preciate this suggestion, butit is in May, 1969 and that same not a hard and fast rule laid was elected vice president or president-elect of the state down bythecity. association. 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