Medical Society of the District of Columbia, Dr. Darrell C. Crain, president, statement.. Metropolitan Area Mental Health Advisory Council, statement. APPENDIX Page 23 23 23 24 24 24 Report of the Joint Commission on Mental Health of Children, Inc. (1969), Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children (1968) – – Changes in the age-sex diagnostic composition of first admissions to State 89-98 97 98 99-132 140-142 143-217 Utilization of psychiatric facilities by children, Public Health Services Group Care for Children: Guidelines for Planning, by James K. Whittaker, 219-227 Adolescent Patients Served in Out-Patient Psychiatric Clinics, American (b) Perspective on history and strategy for phasing out State juvenile institutions.. 246-252 (c) Brief description of funded proposals to establish community-based treatment units____ (d) Act of 1969, chapter 838, establishing Department of Youth Services 252-254 254-286 Letter from Dr. R. R. Mellette, Jr., director, Child Psychiatry Unit, 287-292 South Carolina Legislative Code, authorizing establishment of, William S. 293-294 Brochures of William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia, S.C. Episcopal Church Home for Children, York, S.C.: Description of services, and address to diocese of upper South Carolina, by H. S. Howie, Jr., executive director, Episcopal Church Home for Children.......... 295-315 316-319 Live-in Facilities for Emotionally Disturbed Children, prepared by the 320-321 Civil action suit in U.S. district court: Peter Mills and Others v. Board of 323-354 Report of the Superintendent's Task Force on Special Education, Public 355-364 Law Digest: Education of handicapped children, District of Columbia 51-1 (October 1971)__. 365 Special Education: A Proposed Model Law, by National Association for 365-374 Page 375-392 State Law and Education of Handicapped Children: Issues and Recommendations, by the Council for Exceptional Children-- District of Columbia Department of Special Education tuition grant program (1970–71)_ 393 395-396 Directory of Nonpublic facilities by the Special Education Tuition Grant 397-442 455 Chronology of some of the efforts of the District of Columbia Association for Retarded Children, Inc. (formerly, Help for Retarded Children) ___ 443-454 Family and Child Services of Washington, John G. Theban, Executive Director, letter to Chiarman McMillan, dated Mar. 9, 1972__ Episcopal Center for Children, Peter B. Archie, member, Board of Directors, letter to Chairman McMillan, dated Mar. 22, 1972 and brochure entitled The Disadvantaged Child__ 455 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MENTALLY ILL AND HANDICAPPED CHILDREN TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1972 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Washington, D.C. The Committee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:40 a.m., in Room 1310, Longworth House Office Building, the Honorable John L. McMillan (Chairman) presiding. Present: Representatives McMillan, Abernethy, Smith, and McKinney. Also Present: James T. Clark, Clerk; Hayden S. Garber, Counsel; and Leonard O. Hilder, Legislative Assistant. Mr. MCMILLAN. The purpose of this hearing is to hear testimony from people of the District of Columbia in connection with the mental health work and programs for the handicapped here in the Nation's Capital. From all the information I have been able to receive, you people here in the Nation's Capital have been doing wonderful work and especially the volunteers who are interested in this most important problem confronting not only the people here in the Nation's Capital, but throughout the United States. All the news I have received through substantial and reliable citizens of Washington is certainly a credit to you people who are here to give testimony on this subject today. I want you to know that I am a great believer in giving every assistance possible to the unfortunately retarded and handicapped. We should spend ten times the amount we are spending in the United States at the present time in an effort to give these unfortunate children some relief and assistance. Mr. Cecil Camlin, who assisted in arranging this hearing, is from the State of South Carolina, and he can vouch for the fact that we are struggling with this problem in our state. I think we are doing an excellent job; however, we all know we are approximately fifty years behind in recognizing and giving financial and other support to solve this problem. Mr. Camlin. STATEMENT OF CECIL M. CAMLIN, JR., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SOUTH CAROLINA MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION; MRS. STANLEY BREGMAN, FORMER CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, D.C. MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION; WILLIAM E. FOWLER, JR., PRESIDENT, D.C. MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION; MRS. GERALDINE DAVIS; DR. JOHN L. JOHNSON, ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, D.C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS; DR. REGINALD LOURIE, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY, CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN; DR. EVA TOWNS, CHAIRMAN OF THE PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD OF THE ASSOCIATION; DR. JULIETTE M. SIMMONS AND MRS. ROBERT MARTIN, CO-CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, D.C. MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION; AND DR. ESSEX C. NOEL, DIRECTOR, D.C. MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION Mr. CAMLIN. Mr. Chairman and members of the District Committee, thank you for this opportunity. I am Cecil M. Camlin, Jr., the Executive Director of the South Carolina Mental Health Association, and a member of the Public Affairs Committee of the National Association for Mental Health. The reason we are here today is the needs of mentally ill children. Mentally ill children know no geography, no social level, no race, and while we have this problem acutely in South Carolina, you have it here, and it is with this thought that I now introduce Mr. William E. Fowler, Jr., the President of the District of Columbia Mental Health Association. Mr. MCMILLAN. Thank you and at this time, I would like to state that we are real proud of the work Mr. Camlin is doing in South Carolina. I'm certainly happy that I was one of the first members of Congress to introduce a bill try to assist with the children's mental problems we have confronting us. Ten or fifteen years ago, I introduced one of the first bills on this subject. I think we're 50 years behind in solving the problem. We need to catch up on an awful lot of work, and I'm supporting this group group 100 percent. Mr. CAMLIN. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. MCMILLAN. The Committee will be glad to hear any statement. you wish to make. Mr. FOWLER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members of the Committee. The District of Columbia Mental Health Association is deeply appreciative of your taking time from your busy schedule to grant us this audience this morning. As you are doubtlessly aware, the District of Columbia Mental Health Association is a group of volunteer citizens who were incorporated in 1953. We are an affiliate of the National Association of Mental Health, and we are a United Givers Fund Agency. We have a board of directors which is comprised of 38 persons, citizens from the District, and we feel that they are truly representative of this metropolitan area. They came from all sections of the city, the better sections and the inner sections as well, black and white, Jew and gentile, all in direct proportion to the membership of the D.C. Mental Health Association. And of course, the main goals of our Association are to prevent mental illness and the promotion of mental health, but we try to do this and execute our programs the means of education, social action, and services. While we are involved in enumerable programs, I would just like to elucidate a few. We are engaged currently in social work, in community service, to over 200 former mental patients who are now living in foster |