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IN 1950 the director * of the Mental Hygiene Division of the Oklahoma State Department of Health t initiated a plan to promote mental hygiene through the county health departments. The project was developed because of the shortage of professionally trained, experienced psychiatric personnel available to assist in a state-wide mental hygiene program. The major concentration of psychiatrists, psychiatric social workers, clinical psychologists, and psychiatric nurses was limited to several areas of the state such as Oklahoma City, Norman, Tulsa, and Muskogee.t The purpose of the plan was to promote mental hygiene concepts, to create an awareness of abnormal behavior, to refer cases early for psychiatric consultation and treatment, and to promote good health in the community by coordinating the services of the various agencies through an educational group work approach. The project envisioned by the director of the Mental Hygiene Division was started in Shawnee, Okla., in cooperation with the county public health officer.** Shawnee is a community of about 22,900 * Charles A. Smith, M.D., director of the Mental Hygiene Division 1948-1950, is now superintendent of the Central State Hospital, Norman, Okla. A. A. Hellams, M.D., has been director since September, 1950. t G. F. Mathews,
American Journal of Public Health – American Public Health Association
Published: Nov 1, 1952
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