Social Work and Mental Health
Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
Expanded mental health policy insights for today’s social work challenges.
Discover the essential resource for social work in mental health care. This text provides critical insights into policy, historical context, and current treatment trends. Gain practical skills to assess research, address disparities, and apply evidence-based strategies with confidence. Includes coverage of DSM-5-TR, COVID-19 impacts, and global perspectives. Designed to meet CSWE core competencies, this text equips students for leadership in mental health services. Unlock your free eBook with your print purchase—accessible anytime on Springer Publishing Connect!
What’s New:
- Policy Boxes in every chapter for focused analysis of mental health policy
- Updated prevalence and treatment data across all chapters
- Sections on psychosis-first and post-partum psychosis programs
- Coverage of COVID-19’s mental health impact and global perspectives
- Implementation of 988 crisis hotline and peer recovery specialists
Key Features:
- Provides an in-depth analysis of mental health systems and policy development
- Equips students to critically assess mental health policy and practice
- Includes Instructor’s Manual, Instructor Test Bank, and Instructor Chapter PowerPoints
- Written by an expert in social work and mental health policy
Preface
Acknowledgments
Instructor Resources
Chapter 1. Social Work and the Mental Health System
Chapter 2. A Short History of Mental Health Policy and Treatment in the United States
Chapter 3. Mental Health Clients and Their Families: Views From the Inside
Chapter 4. Mental Illness Across the Life Cycle: Children, Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults
Chapter 5. Social Work and Mental Illness: Labels and Diagnoses
Chapter 6. Social Work and Psychiatry: Psychotropic Medications and Brain Stimulation Techniques
Chapter 7. Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and the Mental Health System
Chapter 8. Social Work, Mental Illness, and the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 9. Homelessness and Mental Illness: No Place to Go
Chapter 10. Challenges in Mental Health Social Work: Views From the Field
Chapter 11. Innovations in Mental Healthcare
Chapter 12. Prevention and Future Issues in Mental Health Social Work
Index
Suggested Courses:
- Health and Mental Health Policy
- Evidence-Based Mental Health Practice
- Mental Health Policies and Services
Included Instructor Resources:
- LMS Common Cartridge With All Instructor Resources
- Instructor’s Manual
- Instructor Test Bank
- Instructor Chapter PowerPoints
- Transition Guide: First Edition to Second Edition
- Mapping to CSWE 2022 EPAS
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- Release Date: September 28, 2026
- Paperback / softback
- 368 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- Number of Illustrations: 12
- ISBN: 9780826140760
- eBook ISBN: 9780826163035
