Feminist Mental Health Activism in England, c. 1968-95

Kate Mahoney

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English

Manchester University Press
01 January 2024

Feminism & feminist theory; Political activism; Mental health services; History of medicine

Series: Gender in History

Feminist mental health activism in England, c.1968-1995 provides the first in-depth examination of feminist mental health activism in England, employing original oral history interviews alongside detailed case studies of unexplored feminist initiatives.

It charts how feminist activists in the late 1960s initially rejected psychological approaches, before employing a range of therapies to understand themselves and support one another. This book charts the emergence of feminist mental health groups in the early 1970s, the development of feminist therapy across the 1980s, and the influence of feminist politics on national charity Mind in the 1990s. It examines what participation in feminist activism felt like; demonstrating how these emotions have influenced the construction of its history. The book simultaneously forges a new direction in the history of mental healthcare in postwar England, establishing how feminists' grassroots support for women redefined 'community care'.

By: Kate Mahoney
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 473g
ISBN: 9781526162267
ISBN 10: 1526162261
Series: Gender in History
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1 Challenging Freud: opposition to psychology and psychiatry in the early Women’s Liberation Movement 2 Psychotherapy and self-help: the London Women’s Liberation Workshop Psychology Group 3 A foundation for feminist therapy: the Women’s Therapy Centre 4 Women and MIND: the influence of feminist politics on a national mental health charity Conclusion Biographical notes on interviewees Bibliography -- .

Kate Mahoney is a Research Manager at Healthwatch Essex and a Community Fellow at the University of Essex

Reviews for Feminist Mental Health Activism in England, c. 1968-95

'Kate Mahoney offers an engaging account of feminist mental health activism in twentieth-century England... Feminist Mental Health Activism contributes to disability history by contextualizing the experiences of psychiatric disability in a framework of feminism, activism, and the shifting scene of mental health care in England.' - H-Disability -- .