As the founder of the reform movement in mental health, Dorthea Dix is well recognized for her humanitarian work in the establishment of humane treatment of persons with mental illness. How would Ms. Dix react to the present treatment of persons with mental illness in the U.S.? If she were alive today, what position do you think she would take regarding the funding of mental health services? Would she be pleased or disappointed with the progress in the attitudes about mental health today?

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