Title: The history and politics of community mental health /
Authors: Levine, Murray, 1928-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1981
Subjects: Health Policy; Community Psychiatry; Community Mental Health Centers; Health Policy history; Community Psychiatry history; Community Mental Health Centers history; Community mental health services United States History.; Mental health services United States History.; Mental health policy United States History.; Mental health services Law and legislation United States.; United States; United States
Contents: pt.1. Care of the mentally ill: change in historical context -- pt.2. Mental health and the federal government: the earliest steps -- pt.3. The Community Mental Health Centers Act: implementation in a political context -- pt.4. The community mental health centers movement: achievements and failures -- pt.5. Community based services and litigation -- pt.6. Implementation of changes through the law: successes, failures, and limitations -- pt.7. Report of the President's Commission on Mental Health: the development of public policy -- pt.8. The future of community mental health and the Mental Health Systems Act (1980)