The Community Mental Health Center Amendments of 1975 (Public Law 94-63) mandate
that federally funded mental health centers provide specific services to patients discharged …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The author argues that most of the mentally ill should be treated in the community, where
they can develop the skills necessary to function in society. The state hospitals should be …

In 1968 California enacted a law transforming its state hospitalcentered mental health
services to a single system of patient care based on local community responsibility. The …

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 …

The authors report on the experiences gleaned from site visits to federally funded mental
health centers that are now in operation. Their most important findings were: the formation 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 …

The author describes the history and implications of recent legislation affecting community
mental health centers. New legislative requirements will result in centers seeing typically …