Mental Hospital Volunteers

Description	Depicts the role and influence of the mental hospital volunteer in the lives of hospitalized mental patients. Describes some of the undesirable conditions in mental hospitals, the needs of mental patients, the varied activities of a volunteer program and the importance of volunteers. Shows the process of orienting and training new volunteers and ends with a direct appeal for volunteers by a former patient. The film refers to the Indiana Mental Health Association and the nine mental hospitals in Indiana, but primarily shows footage from Central Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Creator	Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Contributor	The Indiana Association for Mental Health The Indiana State Division of Mental Health
Subject	Mental health Mental health facilities Mental health facilities--Employees Volunteers
Format	16mm film
Date Issued	1955
Spatial Coverage	Indiana, U.S.
Duration	00:27:43
Alternate Title	Mental Hospital Volunteer: Someone Who Cares
Color/Black & White	Black & White
Sound/Silent	Sound
Nation of Origin	U.S.