ScholarWorks > HHS > Social Work > JSSW > Vol. 34 > Iss. 4 (2007)
Keywords
Research poem, mental health policy, John F. Kennedy
Abstract
Using the research poem as a tool of data representation, this paper presentsfindingsfrom an analysis of letters sent to President John F. Kennedy regarding the formulation of mental health policy during the early 1960s. The article presents the experiences of consumers of mental health services and their families-shapers and receivers of mentalhealthprovisionsth atareinfrequentlygivenv oice. Traditional thematic analysis was conducted, and data subsequently were represented in three poetic forms:free verse, the pantoum, and the tanka.
Recommended Citation
Furman, Rich and Shukraft, Allison
(2007)
"A Qualitative Study of Letters to President Kennedy from Persons with Mental Illness and Their Families: Using the Research Poem in Policy Oriented Research,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 34:
Iss.
4, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.3295
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