Rosalynn Carter and 10 other notable mental health advocates

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As the nation reflects on the death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who passed away on November 19, it’s impossible to ignore the ahead-of-her-time contributions she made as a mental health advocate.

Carter first took up the cause when her husband was the governor of Georgia in the 1970s. She brought these same efforts to the White House and continued this work throughout the rest of her public service career.

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was a pioneer in mental health advocacy, taking up the cause beginning when her husband was the governor of Georgia in the 1970s, bringing the same efforts to the White House and continuing this important work throughout the rest of her public service career.

“Twenty-five years ago, we did not dream that people might someday be able actually to recover from mental illnesses,” Carter said in 2003 at the Symposium on Mental Health Policy. “Today it is a very real possibility … For one who has worked on mental health issues as long as I have, this is a miraculous development and an answer to my prayers.”

Stewart Bowling
Editor, Growth Content

Stewart Bowling is editor of Growth Content at Arizent.

Courtney Hoff Dockerty
Writer, Growth Content

Courtney Hoff Dockerty is a writer for Growth Content at Arizent.


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