From Asylum to “Going Back Home”

Please join the Pacific University School of Occupational Therapy and

the College of Health Professions for a reception to appreciate this

exhibit of photographic artistry and the transformation it depicts.

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Health Professions Campus Library

Light refreshments will be served

About the exhibit

Over the past 10 years, the Brazilian Public Health Care System

has transformed its mental health practices from an almost

exclusive emphasis on institutional care to a policy that has

created a network of out-of-the-hospital, territory-based care.

The positive effects of these changes can be seen not only in the

health field, but in the changing public perceptions of mental

illness.

These stunning photographs are an attempt to portray this

process of transformation in the lives of everyday people.

Photographs: Radilson Carlos Gomes / Brasil Ministerio da Saude

College of Health Professions | Hillsboro, Oregon

222 SE 8th Avenue

Hillsboro, Oregon 97123

Phone: 503-352-7268

Fax: 503-352-7360

E-mail: ot@pacificu.edu