The community mental health center (CMHC) movement provoked controversy and debate
from its inception. This paper establishes a context for further assessments of the impact of …

While changing national priorities and state budget deficits have altered and reduced
services, community mental health centers (CMHCs) still exist. The author explores several …

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 …

Using definitions of a community mental health center (CMHC) derived from the original
federal legislation, amendments that expanded the range of required services, and …

Bernard Arons and colleagues (Chapter 1) describe the evolution of the Center for Mental
Health Services over its first decade. With the public health model as a framework …

Consultation services offered by community mental health centers (CMHC) have gone
through several significant changes since the signing of the Community Mental Health …

Presents a collection of 11 papers on the philosophical and social aspects of community
mental health centers (CMHCs). Reviews of the literature on community health and …

With Pre sident Kennedy's signature on October 31, 1963, the bill to create a national
Community Mental Health Centers Program became law. The first community mental health …

Community mental health centers (CMHCs) have made a significant contribution to making
mental health services available to many Americans; in 1977 they served almost two million …

Abstract The Federal Community Mental Health Centers Program (CMHC)—from 1963 to
1981—was heralded as a revolution in mental health care. Championed by many, and …