The federal government determined following the close of World War II that a drastic change
in the mental health system of the United States was necessary. The public insisted that a …

Recent Federal legislation in the community mental health centers field offers much promise
for continuing the role of Government on a variety of levels to extend and strengthen existing …

ETTING what one wants may be one of life's disillusionments, but it is also instructive. In
October 1963, supporters of the “community mental health” approach to psychiatry got a …

ANEW ERA in mental health legislation began in 1954 when New York passed the
Community Mental Health Services Act. Hunt and Forstenzer recount the background of the …

Abstract The Mental Health Study Act of 1955 (PL 84-182) authorized an" objective,
thorough, and nationwide analysis and reevaluation of the human and economic problems …

In September 1974, I first entered the field of mental health. My previous experience was in
education and disabilities at a university. I was recruited by the State of North Carolina to …

IN 1963, state mental health directors became involved with the first of several federal
programs, introduced at short intervals, designed to initiate a new mental health era in the …

THE availability and delivery of health care services is of major concern today. Change is
inevitable, but the nature of the future health-care delivery system has not yet been decided …

We have described the origins, principles, and provisions of an attempt to establish a
comprehensive community mental health program for an entire state. Widespread citizen …

Abstract After World War II, the role of the US Public Health Service (PHS), especially the
National Institutes of Health, expanded rapidly. As part of a larger effort to address the …