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 …

MIDST ALL the blame and acclaim, the impassioned oratory, the many journal articles and
the books, it is easy to forget that the community mental health centers program is still very …

W the Community Mental Health Centers Act was passed in 1963, the federal gov-ernment
set general guidelines for operation, 7 based primarily on traditional medical models of …

The orignal intent of community mental health centers was that they would treat the mentally
ill. The more than 750 centers now operating are drifting away from that health service …

A new system for delivering mental health services in the United States is now being
developed. The system depends on the establishment of a new organizational form, the …

A coNcEmuA. mzATIoN of psychiatric treatment in the future is beginning to emerge as
reports from several levels of private and public agencies are published. The trend toward …

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 …

Comprehensive community mental health programs follow the pattern of public health
philosophy which places the need for community service paramount to individual …

Policy changes in the 1980s have altered the financial status of community mental health
centers. Directors have operated, in most cases, with fewer resources than in past decades …

Four Decades of Community Mental Health: A Symphony in Four Movements Page 1
Community Mental Health Journal, Vol. 39, No. 5, October 2003 ( 2003) Four Decades of …