Stewardship in mental health policy: Inspiration, influence, institution?
| Title: | Stewardship in mental health policy: Inspiration, influence, institution? |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Publication Date: | June 2010 |
| Published In: | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law |
| Description: | The venerable but amorphous concept of stewardship has lately gained prominence in discussions of public policy and management and is sometimes offered as a "strategy" with a distinctive potential to mobilize effective public leadership in the service of broad social missions. In this article we explore how stewardship may be useful to the theory and practice of mental health policy, and, reciprocally, how examples from mental health policy may elucidate the dynamics of stewardship. After examining its key political ingredients - authority, advocacy, and analysis - we discuss the practical challenges in moving stewardship from moral inspiration to institutional reality. © 2010 by Duke University Press. |
| Citation: | Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law. 35. Issue 3. 389 - 405. ISSN 0361-6878. DOI 10.1215/03616878-2010-004. |
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