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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 88-164, or the Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963) was an act to provide federal funding for community mental health ...
Emmett Hanger is known for his open support of Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, which he pursued for multiple budget cycles. Due to his open support of Medicaid expansion, many organizations have taken it upon themselves to oppose Emmett Hanger.
Assertive community treatment (ACT) is an intensive and highly integrated approach for community mental health service delivery. [1] ACT teams serve individuals who have been diagnosed with serious and persistent forms of mental illness, predominantly but not exclusively the schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced efforts in his state to modernize the Mental Health Services Act and require a yearly $1 billion contribution for behavioral health housing and care ...
The ballot measure also asks voters whether to approve a restructuring of state Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding, which comes from a 2004 millionaire’s tax, that would shift an ...
The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was legislation signed by American President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort through the Democratically controlled House of ...
Mental health-related legal concepts include mens rea, insanity defences; legal definitions of "sane," "insane," and "incompetent;" informed consent; and automatism, amongst many others. Statutory law usually takes the form of a mental health statute. An example is the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales. These acts codify aspects of ...
BRENTWOOD — A former corrections officer is facing felony charges alleging he coerced two inmates at the Rockingham County Jail into sexual acts while employed there last year.. Felony ...