Abby's Deal: A History of Concord Massachusetts Community Mental Health Center

by John Merrifield and M.D.

Community mental health centers led the transformation from custodial state mental hospital to community-based care. Abby's Deal illuminates the people, the issues, and the work at historic Concord's CMHC, from the 1960s to the present. Ideas, funding, politics, and people take their places in this instructive, sometimes personal account. This case history, based on Dr. Merrifield's experience as Director of Inpatient Services at the CMHC, many interviews,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193180754X
• ISBN13: 9781931807548
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Peter E. Randall Publisher
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"