The etymology of the phrase “mental health” rests on the foundation of the Latin term mens
and the Greek term nous, both of which mean mind, or that which is responsible for one's …

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Congress passed the National Mental Health Act in 1946, which provided substantial
funding for psychiatric research and education, and created the National Institute of Mental …

Public health in the United States in the 20th century, as in developed countries gen-erally,
began with the dramatic conquest of mortality from communicable diseases. As life …

The story ofthe policy paper Mental Health: The Neglected Epidemic is a bit like the story of
the ugly duckling: it seemed an odd bird from the moment it was hatched: it was a paper, not …

Struggle and Solidarity: Seven Stories of How Americans Fought for Their Mental Health
Through Federal Legislation, edited by Michael T. Compton, MD, MPH and Marc W …

The National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine have called for making the
healthy mental, emotional, and behavioral development of young people a national priority …

Population mental health refers to the distribution of mental health and wellness, as well as
psychiatric disorders, within and across societies. In the first two decades of the 21st century …

A decade ago, the Surgeon General's office released its first report on mental health (1),
calling for the full integration of mental health into the nation's public health system. The …