Federal Laws and the Human Service Movement
The Five Federal Laws and the Human Service Movement
Discuss the intent of each of these five laws that are presented in Chapter Two of your course text:
- The establishment of the National Institute of Mental Health (1946)
- The Mental Health Study Act (1955)
- The Community Mental Health Centers Act (1963)
- The Economic Opportunity Act (1964)
- The Schneuer Sub-professional Career Act (1966)
Additionally, describe the role of the National Organization for Human Service Education and the Council for Standards in Human Service Education in their application.
Your assignment should be two- to- three pages (excluding title and reference pages). Include at least two references to online sources and at least one peer-reviewed journal article that was published within the last five years found at the Ashford online library. All sources must be formatted according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford University Library.
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The National Institute of Mental Health was established by the National Mental Health Act of 1946 (Harris, Maloney, & Rother, 2018). The act became law on July 3rd 1946 after being signed by President Harry Truman. The act was intended to make the mental health of citizens a federal government’s priority. This act was propelled by the alarming mental health deterioration of some veterans and draftees. The National Mental Health Institute was intended to establish diagnosis procedures and treatments of mental health disorders. NIMH was intended to consolidate resources redirected from state to federal level to facilitate further research and analysis on psychiatric disorders and the human brain.
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