The Nationwide Network of Programs to Meet the Mental Health

question 22

Multiple Choice

The nationwide network of programs to meet the mental health needs of all Americans established by legislation in the 1960s included

• A)community mental health centers.
• B)more in-patient psychiatric wards.
• C)residential treatment facilities.
• D)an emphasis on institutional, rather than community, care.

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