Methods This study was conducted as a partnership between academic researchers and the
National Council for Community Behavioral Health Care, the oldest and largest trade …

The following is a report on a National Conference on Graduate Community Mental Health
Centers held April 14–17, 1980, in South Carolina. Sponsored by the National Institute of …

Initial enthusiasm about community mental health centers (CMHCs) has diminished. The
participation of psychiatrists in CMHCs declined in the 1970s and may decline further. The …

There are now 675 funded community mental health centers (CMHCs), covering almost half
the country. Many of these programs were funded in the social optimism of the 1960s and …

This study tracks the 761 community mental health centers which received federal grants as
of 1981 and assesses their status 10 years after the shift to Block Grant financing. Contrary …

The authors describe the dichotomy in the concept of community mental health centers. One
view regards the community mental health center as a service provider for underserved …

On the basis of experience in San Francisco, the authors believe that the community mental
health center offers a viable alternative to state hospital care for the mentally ill and is able to …

The Community Mental Health Centers Amendments of 1975, which greatly expanded the
kinds of services centers must offer, will be reviewed by Congress this winter. In anticipation …

In this progress report on the community mental health centers program, the Director of the
National Institute of Mental Health reviews existing patterns of support, community …

Abstract The 18-year Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) Program of the National
Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) was a complex and ambitious social experiment. This …