This work is a description of vulnerabilities that help account
for many of the serious problems facing contemporary society in
industrialized countries, including high rates of crime;
homelessness; alcohol, tobacco, and other drug addictions; and a
breakdown of the psychological sense of community.
Historical, philosophical, and epistemological issues are also
explored in this book as a foundation for understanding what
appears to have gone wrong. Several solutions are suggested,
borrowing heavily from the fields of education, religion, and
mythology. Several wisdom traditions are presented as illustrations
of alternative conceptualizations for defining mental health, along
with discussion of the implications of borrowing from these models
to set new directions for the helping fields. The final chapters
provide examples, from communities of healing to successful
community-based interventions, of how these elements promote human
well-being and social improvement today.
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