Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
CMHC Act
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
Mental Health Systems Act of 1980
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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| gptkbp:fundedBy |
construction of community mental health centers
staffing of community mental health centers |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
major shift in U.S. mental health policy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:publicLawNumber |
gptkb:Public_Law_88-164
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to deinstitutionalize mental health care
to provide federal funding for community mental health centers |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
institutionalization of mental health patients
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| gptkbp:signedBy |
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
October 31, 1963 |
| gptkbp:targetAudience |
people with mental illness
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| gptkbp:title |
An Act to provide assistance in combating mental retardation through grants for construction of research centers and grants for facilities for the mentally retarded and assistance in improving mental health through grants for construction and initial staffing of community mental health centers, and for other purposes.
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Community_Mental_Health_Centers_Act_grants
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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