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Innovation in Mental Health Policy; Community Mental Health in the United States of America, 1965-1980

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ID4476532
AuthorsChristopher J Smith (0000-0001-6417-0824, University at Albany, State University of New York, corresponding author)
Year1983
Volume1
Issue4
Pages447-468
Publication date1983-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning D Society and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0263-7758 • E-ISSN: 1472-3433
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/d010447
OpenAlexW1982379761
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited62

The Community Méntal Health Centers (CMHC) legislation in the early 1960s was the first real attempt at a national mental health policy in the United States of America. Federal funding was made available for the establishment of 1500 centers across the country. The goal was to provide access to quality mental health care for all US citizens by 1980. As a result of prolonged criticisms, the legislation was repealed by the incoming Reagan Administration in the early 1980s, In this paper, the twenty-year lifespan of this 'innovation' in mental health policy is reviewed and an evaluation of some of its most pervasive criticisms are presented

Administration (probate law · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Legislation · Mental health · Mental health care · Political science · Psychiatry · Quality (philosophy · Health Policy Implementation Science · Law · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Public Administration

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Unique citing works11
Citations per year0,27
Citation span1985 - 2006 (22)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 11
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