The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to:
A) Ensure patients' rights for the mentally ill
B) Deinstitutionalize state hospitals
C) Provide funds to build hospitals with psychiatric units
D) Treat persons with mental illness in a humane fashion
B
Feedback: The 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act initiated the movement toward treating those with mental illness in a less restrictive environment. This legislation resulted in the shift of clients with mental illness from large state institutions to care based in the community. Answers B, C, and D were not purposes of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act.
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