Show Hiring ii Mental Patients The US U.S. government has recently recently recently re re- re- re announced it would dearl depart depart de- de part arl from past p ol policies ies and begin hiring e d mental patients The theor theory theorys is s that rehabilitated former mental patients face considerable consider consider- considerable able employment problems and also can const constitute tute a welfare welfare wel wel- fare problem lor for government ADVANCES IN the treatment treatment treat- treat ment nent of mental disorders have made possible wider vider rehabilitation tation and greater understanding understand understand- ing of the problems involved in n this new policy Actually some private businesses bus bus- nesses have preceded the government government gov gov- in this policy although although al- al though hough it is undoubtedly true that the government as the largest employer in the country country coun tr try will ill set a hiring policy which will be widely followed if successful IT IS A tribute to our rehabilitation rehabilitation rehabilitation reha reha- programs that the federal government is now willing to depend upon rehabilitated reha relia patients patients to fill jobs which were not nol open to them until now Yet we have just scratched the surface in this field Much remains to be done and willbe will willbe willbe be done in the future Mental Menial disease is everywhere and affects affects af af- af feels a staggering number of our fellow citizens |