The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA) (also known as the Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act, Mental Retardation Facilities and Construction Act, Public Law 88 …

Apr 1, 2023 · What is the Community Mental Health Act? As mental health diagnoses became more common in society, mental health hospitals and institutions weren't enough to cope with …

Jun 11, 2021 · The Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963—more commonly known as the Community Mental Health Act …

Nov 8, 2013 · The act was designed to usher in a new era of community-based treatment of mentally ill individuals, and around the country advocates celebrated the legacy of a vision …

Nov 1, 2013 · The Community Mental Health Act, the last legislation that Kennedy signed, aimed to build 1,500 mental health centers so those with mental illnesses could be treated while …

Oct 23, 2013 · On Oct. 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed a bill meant to free many thousands of Americans with mental illnesses from life in institutions. It envisioned building …

Jun 7, 2019 · Kennedy's bold legislative program became known as the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. In February of 1963, Kennedy described mental illness and mental retardation as …

A policy now known as the Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 (CMHCA) aimed to facilitate the deinstitutionalization of mental health care in the United States.

Oct 31, 2013 · Facing growing public pressure to transform the public mental health system, President Kennedy proposed the Community Mental Health Act, the first of several federal …

The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA) was an act to provide federal funding for community mental health centers and research facilities in the United S...