National Mental Health Act
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national-mental-health-act-235-1581742
title:
National Mental Health Act
text:
The National Mental Health Act (1946) became law on July 3, 1946. It established and provided funds for a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The act made the mental health of the people a federal priority. It was inspired by alarm at the poor mental health of some draftees and veterans and was demanded by veterans and their families. When veterans who were under stress during the war were later studied, they displayed a high incidence of earlier mental health illness, completely aside f
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United States law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mental_Health_Act
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2023-11-14T16:20:35Z
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