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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

(Just Now) 1946—On July 3, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Mental Health Act, which called for establishing a National Institute of Mental Health. 1946—On August 15, U.S. Surgeon General Thomas Parran, Jr., M.D., and several nationally known psychiatrists attended the first meeting of the … See more

https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/what-we-do/nih-almanac/national-institute-mental-health-nimh

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Mental Health Act 1983 - Wikipedia

(2 days ago) SummaryHistoryOverviewAnalysisCriticismsRepeals and extentSee alsoExternal linksThe Madhouses Act 1774 created a Commission of the Royal College of Physicians with powers to grant licences to premises housing "lunatics" in London; justices of the peace were given these powers elsewhere in England and Wales. Failure to gain a licence resulted in a hefty fine. Admission to a "madhouse" required certification signed by a doctor, and lists of detained residents became available for public inspection. This Act was later considered ineffectual and …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Act_1983

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Vision Revisited: 50 Years of the Community Mental Health Act

(4 days ago) WEBThe vision was revived under President Carter with First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s “Presidential Commission on Mental Health” and passage of the Mental Health …

https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2013.11b24

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America's Long-Suffering Mental Health System Origins

(3 days ago) WEBThe bill called for 2,000 CMHCs to be built by 1980, with the goal of rendering most state hospitals obsolete. Signing the Community Mental Health Act was one of Kennedy’s last acts; he was assassinated a few …

https://origins.osu.edu/article/americas-long-suffering-mental-health-system?language_content_entity=en

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Origins of Mental Health - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of …

(5 days ago) WEBThe term mental hygiene has a long history in the United States, having first been used by William Sweetzer in 1843. After the Civil War, which increased concern about the effects …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/departments/mental-health/about/origins-of-mental-health

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Deinstitutionalization Through Optimism: The Community Mental …

(8 days ago) WEBIn 1946, the federal government entered mental health policy with the passage of the National Mental Health Act. In 1949, it established the National Institute …

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2021.160404

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The Origins of the Mental Health Act 1983: Doctors in the House

(6 days ago) WEB19 Bluglass, R. (1981) Towards a new Mental Health Act: Sections 60 and 65 and the European Commission for Human Rights. Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bulletin-of-the-royal-college-of-psychiatrists/article/origins-of-the-mental-health-act-1983-doctors-in-the-house/588A0D2B3B314C611BFC3CE02AEB62C2

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THE NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH ACT OF 1946: A …

(7 days ago) WEB8 Irwin Stewart, Organising Scientific Research for War, The Administrative History. of the Office of Scientific Research and Development (Boston: Little, Brown and …

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44447563

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The Top 10 Facts About The Mental Health Reform Legislation in …

(1 days ago) WEB10. The bills will not be the end of mental health reform, but they do represent an important beginning to addressing structural issues and building out a continuum of care. The …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/top-10-facts-about-mental-health-reform-legislation-114th-congress

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The historical background: the past 25 years since the Mental …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Percy Commission was coming to the end of its deliberations, and the English Mental Health Act of 1959 which followed has been widely described as this …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/psychiatry-human-rights-and-the-law/historical-background-the-past-25-years-since-the-mental-health-act-of-1959/54704CC50E90DB51581FEB0FD2004C10

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National Mental Health Act - Wikipedia

(6 days ago) WEBAn Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research relating to psychiatric disorders and to aid in the development of more effective methods of …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mental_Health_Act

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Integrating Health and Mental Health Services: A Past and Future …

(2 days ago) WEBThe authors trace the modern history, current landscape, and future prospects for integration between mental health and general medical care in the United …

https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18020169

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TIMELINE: Deinstitutionalization And Its Consequences

(6 days ago) WEB1963. President John F. Kennedy signs the Community Mental Health Act to provide federal funding for the construction of community-based preventive care and …

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/timeline-mental-health-america/

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Modernising the Mental Health Act: getting the balance right

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales is the principal piece of legislation by which people with a mental disorder can be detained and have their …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)33140-4/fulltext

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Echoes from the past: How America’s major moments shaped …

(5 days ago) WEBThis commentary examines key mental health policies across four transformative historical periods in America: the aftermath of World War II (1939–1946), the Civil Rights …

https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-78935-001

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The Mental Health Parity Act: A Legislative History

(7 days ago) WEBThis report provides a legislative history of mental health parity, to help inform any future nd congressional debate on this issue. For each Congress, beginning with the 102 (1991 …

http://www.congressionalresearch.com/RL33820/document.php

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Department of Human Services Mental Health Housing

(2 days ago) WEBPrograms for Assistance in the Transition from Homelessness (PATH): Services provided to individuals suffering from serious mental illness, or suffering from serious mental illness …

https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/dmhas/resources/services/recovery/mh_housing.html

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A Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month, 2024

(5 days ago) WEBI signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the largest investment in youth mental health ever, and we are investing $1 billion of that funding to help schools …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/04/30/a-proclamation-on-national-mental-health-awareness-month-2024/

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Mental Health & Addiction Services

(Just Now) WEBEstablished under the provisions of the New Jersey Community Mental Health Services Act (N.J.A.C. 10:37), appointed residents provide public leadership in the development …

https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/mental-health-addiction-services

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Legislative History and Policy Considerations of the …

(7 days ago) WEBThe Prevention of Domestic Violence Act - Enacted to End Abuse The New Jersey Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA) was first enacted in 1981 and then …

https://www.njd.uscourts.gov/sites/njd/files/VictoriaNicholson_Domestic_Violence_Presentation.pdf

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History Lesson: The State of Mental Health in Our Schools

(9 days ago) WEBMany states have made K-12 mental health curriculums mandatory with 96% of schools offering at least one type of mental health service to students. …

https://www.newsweek.com/history-lesson-state-mental-health-our-schools-how-did-we-get-here-1898067

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research@BSPH Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public …

(1 days ago) WEBSystematic and rigorous inquiry allows us to discover the fundamental mechanisms and causes of disease and disparities. At our Office of Research (research@BSPH), we …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/researchbsph

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Parents with Mental Illness and Child Custody Issues

(9 days ago) WEBSome state laws cite mental illness as a condition that can lead to loss of custody or parental rights. Thus, parents with mental illness often avoid seeking mental …

https://www.healthyplace.com/parenting/parents-with-mental-illness/parents-with-mental-illness-and-child-custody-issues

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During Mental Health Awareness Month, U. S. Department of …

(4 days ago) WEBToday, during Mental Health Awareness Month, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing new actions to increase access to school-based mental …

https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/during-mental-health-awareness-month-u-s-department-education-announces-new-actions-increase-access-school-based-mental-health-services

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H.R.4383 - Military Families Mental Health Services Act 118th …

(8 days ago) WEBFrom the Congressional Record, Volume 169 (2023) H.R. 4383 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to waive cost-sharing under the TRICARE program for three …

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4383/history

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Gubernatorial Candidate Kelly Ayotte Talks Child Care, Education …

(5 days ago) WEBShe hopes again to build off of Sununu’s work in bolstering mental healthcare, she said, as well as her work as a Senator in 2014, when she helped to introduce the …

https://indepthnh.org/2024/05/13/gubernatorial-candidate-kelly-ayotte-talks-child-care-education-and-mental-health/

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