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Tanuki

(14,919 posts) Thu Apr 27, 2017, 06:35 AM Apr 2017

FLOTUS Rosalynn Carter, advocate for the mentally ill

I attended a day-long continuing education seminar yesterday, during the course of which Rosalynn Carter's strong advocacy for de-stigmatizing and providing treatment for mental illness was mentioned. Younger DUers may not know of the work she did before, during, and after her years in the White House. She was a wonderful, dedicated First Lady. The youngest of her four children, Amy, was 9 years old when her husband was elected, but Rosalynn moved right in and rolled up her sleeves without missing a beat. Here she discusses the issue of mental health:

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FLOTUS Rosalynn Carter, advocate for the mentally ill (Original Post) Tanuki Apr 2017 OP

K&R for Rosalynn Carter! She has been advocating for decades! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #1

Rosalynn Carter is a remarkable woman. gademocrat7 Apr 2017 #2

What is trump's wife doing again? classykaren Apr 2017 #3

trump and his wife... llmart Apr 2017 #4

Her daily mani-pedi, Ilsa Apr 2017 #5

"staring at Barron like donald stares at Ivanka" VWolf Apr 2017 #9

you mean first lady surrogate ivanka? LOL nt Javaman Apr 2017 #14

The age of humility and public service bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #6

A gracious, humble and wonderful First Lady. The Carters livetohike Apr 2017 #7

Not mental health related. I love the Carters. NCTraveler Apr 2017 #8

How wonderful! I didn't see that before. Maybe I could do that some day! Tanuki Apr 2017 #11

Nothing against Clinton or Obama, but the Carter's are the class act dembotoz Apr 2017 #10

Rosalynn Carter is a great lady. Ilsa Apr 2017 #12

Jimmy Carter still makes me proud to be from GA TNNurse Apr 2017 #13

'82 must have been a difficult year for mental health advocates. sandensea May 2017 #15

Rhiannon12866

(205,552 posts)

1. K&R for Rosalynn Carter! She has been advocating for decades!

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 06:38 AM

Apr 2017

Thanks so much for posting!

gademocrat7

(10,661 posts)

2. Rosalynn Carter is a remarkable woman.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 07:12 AM

Apr 2017

classykaren

(769 posts)

3. What is trump's wife doing again?

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 07:18 AM

Apr 2017

llmart

(15,540 posts)

4. trump and his wife...

Reply to classykaren (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 07:22 AM

Apr 2017

could use someone to advocate for their mental health since it's clear he's mentally ill and she's an enabler.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

5. Her daily mani-pedi,

Reply to classykaren (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 07:41 AM

Apr 2017

Touch-ups in highlights/lowlights, and staring at Barron like donald stares at Ivanka.

VWolf

(3,944 posts)

9. "staring at Barron like donald stares at Ivanka"

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:41 AM

Apr 2017

It's creepy 'cause it's true.

Javaman

(62,531 posts)

14. you mean first lady surrogate ivanka? LOL nt

Reply to classykaren (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:02 AM

Apr 2017

bucolic_frolic

(43,196 posts)

6. The age of humility and public service

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 07:48 AM

Apr 2017

has never quite been the same since the Carter's left office.

livetohike

(22,147 posts)

7. A gracious, humble and wonderful First Lady. The Carters

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:07 AM

Apr 2017

live their religious beliefs and have improved the lives of many.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

8. Not mental health related. I love the Carters.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:13 AM

Apr 2017

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028948600

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)

11. How wonderful! I didn't see that before. Maybe I could do that some day!

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:56 AM

Apr 2017

dembotoz

(16,808 posts)

10. Nothing against Clinton or Obama, but the Carter's are the class act

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:50 AM

Apr 2017

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)

12. Rosalynn Carter is a great lady.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:59 AM

Apr 2017

She and Pres. Carter are great examples of Christian living and values.

TNNurse

(6,927 posts)

13. Jimmy Carter still makes me proud to be from GA

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:00 AM

Apr 2017

He is a wonderful human being. I have read that he said that the smartest and best thing he ever did was marry Rosalynn.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

15. '82 must have been a difficult year for mental health advocates.

Reply to Tanuki (Original post)

Sat May 20, 2017, 08:57 PM

May 2017

That was the year Raygun's HHS cuts threw thousands of mental patients on the street, where they became part of the homelessness crisis of the 1980s.

Thanks for posting this, Tanuki. Had never seen this footage before.

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