Struggle and Solidarity: Seven Stories of How Americans Fought for Their Mental Health Through Federal Legislation

Mental health does not exist in a vacuum. The context in which an individual is born, grows, lives, and works has a profound impact on their mental and physical well-being. But although the powerful effects of these social determinants of mental health are not in question, how to affect them in actionable ways is.

Struggle and Solidarity addresses that gap in a compelling manner. By taking a case study approach to seven key pieces of federal legislation—among them, the Agricultural Adjustmen...