In 1963, which major piece of legislation regarding care of people who are mentally ill was passed?
a. The Brown Report
b. The National Mental Health Act
c. The Community Mental Health Centers Act
d. The Mental Health Parity Act
C
In 1963, the Community Mental Health Centers Act was passed. The act was part of President John F. Kennedy's New Frontier. The act supported the notion of the "least restrictive environment" for the treatment of mental illness. This was the beginning of deinstitutionalization.
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