FLOTUS Rosalynn Carter, advocate for the mentally ill

[Tanuki]

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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[Rhiannon12866]

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

Thanks so much for posting!

[gademocrat7]

2. Rosalynn Carter is a remarkable woman.

[classykaren]

3. What is trump's wife doing again?

[llmart]

4. trump and his wife...

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

[Ilsa]

5. Her daily mani-pedi,

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

[VWolf]

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

It's creepy 'cause it's true.

[Javaman]

14. you mean first lady surrogate ivanka? LOL nt

[bucolic_frolic]

6. The age of humility and public service

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

[livetohike]

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

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

[NCTraveler]

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

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028948600

[Tanuki]

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

[dembotoz]

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

[Ilsa]

12. Rosalynn Carter is a great lady.

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

[TNNurse]

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

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]

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

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.