Penn Quarter in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Clifford W. Beers 1876 - 1943
The Extra Mile
— Points of Light Volunteer Pathway —
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2015
1. Clifford W. Beers 1876 - 1943 Marker
Inscription.
Clifford W. Beers 1876 - 1943. The Extra Mile. Founded the National Mental Health Association in 1909 to improve mental health care and fight discrimination against people with mental illness. To instigate this reform, Beers courageously shared his own experience with mental illness in his autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself. This renowned book opened the nation's eyes to the mistreatment of people with mental illness and led to the creation of the modern mental health movement., “A pen rather than a lance has been my weapon of offence and defense; with its point I should prick the civic conscience and bring into a neglected field men and women who should act as champions for those afflicted thousands least able to fight for themselves.”
Founded the National Mental Health Association in 1909 to improve mental health care and fight discrimination against people with mental illness. To instigate this reform, Beers courageously shared his own experience with mental illness in his autobiography, A Mind That Found Itself. This renowned book opened the nation's eyes to the mistreatment of people with mental illness and led to the creation of the modern mental health movement.
“A pen rather than a lance has been my weapon of offence and defense; with its point I should prick the civic conscience and bring into a neglected field men and women who should act as champions for those afflicted thousands least able to fight for themselves.”
Location. 38° 53.894′ N, 77° 1.752′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in the Penn Quarter. Marker can be reached from G Street Northwest near 13th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1212 G Street Northwest, Washington DC 20005, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Clifford Beers. Points of Light. (Submitted on January 13, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2015
2. Clifford W. Beers 1876 - 1943 Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 31, 2015
3. Clifford W. Beers
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
