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2002-2003 National Forensic League Topic
Resolved:

That the United States federal government should substantially increase public health services for mental health care in the United States.

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Click the links to the right for more information on specific Mental Health topics. There are currently 934 total links to choose from.
Access Issues (99) New!
Criminal Justice Issues (86)
Mental Disorders and Disablities (97)
Mental Health Care - Background and Philosophy (71)
Mental Health Care System (69)
Mental Health Law (19)
Mental Health Legislation (40)
Mental Health Policy Issues (82)
Parity Issues (75) New!
Patients Rights (68)
Spending and Costs (76)
Treatment Issues (140)
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Start by reading our topic overview to get acquainted with the subject of mental health care policy. We have also compiled a list of mental health sites to help you get started with research for your cases. In addition, the list above contains hundreds of links to online articles, government documents and policy papers that can be used to understand the topic even further. These links should be especially useful for devising Affirmative and Negative plans and constructing evidence cards. We also recommend the following sites:
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Patient Power
NCPA President Dr. John Goodman and Economics America, Inc. president Gerald Musgrave propose that consumers be free to set up tax-free medical savings accounts to cover routine medical expenses. Since the money in those accounts would be the property of individuals, they would have an incentive to spend wisely on health care. 		Buy it, Now!
Manufacturing Victims: What the Psychology Industry Is Doing to People
Manufacturing Victims: What The Psychology Industry Is Doing To People describes the various types of psychological techniques and assumptions that create and cater to "victims", often to the damage of the patient, the division of families, the distortion of justice, the destruction of businesses, and the weakening of the nation. Individual chapters address Victim Making; Fabricated Victims; The Growth of the Psychology Industry; Selling Psychology as Science; The Business of Psychology; The Technology of Victim Making; and Talking Back Our Private Lives. Manufacturing Victims is a serious and long needed assessment of what is happening with increasing frequency in this lucrative and widespread area of mental health services.
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