In 1882 the first psychiatric training school for nurses opened. The first person whose efforts brought in money for the development of better facilities and care for psychiatric patients was

A. Dorothea Dix: Dorothea Dix was a mental health reformer whose advocacy led to the establishment of state psychiatric hospitals and improved care for the mentally ill. She also raised funds and awareness for better psychiatric care. B. Linda Richards: Linda Richards was America’s first trained nurse and helped establish psychiatric nursing education, but she did not lead fundraising efforts like Dix did. C. Lillian Wald: Wald was a pioneer in public health nursing, especially in community and home health, not psychiatric care. D. Clara Barton: Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross and focused on disaster relief and wartime nursing, not specifically on psychiatric reform.