Bold New Approach (1966)

A psychiatrist explains the idea of a community mental health center to an architect. Vignettes show the treatment of patients and the duties of nurses and other mental health professionals. A male engineer is treated after a nervous breakdown and a female student is treated for schizophrenia. A psychiatric nurse is followed in the course of her duties. The psychiatrist emphasizes the importance of treating patients in their communities. He points to model programs in the United States and Denmark.