...episodes. The administrations of the community centers, slowly began to cross-subsidized the services of those without the priority categories using the available funds. Eventually, the distinction between care provision and treatment, started showing signs of corruption. These centers began taking advantage of the system by embellishing the services that were actually provided, in order to continue receiving funding. The human and social needs of the patient that constituted care, were often overlooked. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963’s strategy of decentralizing health services and its accompanying deinstitutionalizing policies, in the long term proved to be impulsive and unsustainable. It was ideal on paper, but had several...
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...The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 Post University Community mental health center act of 1963 was a significant milestone in America’s record of mental health rights. On 31st October 1963, the act was signed into a regulation by President John F. Kennedy. The law was the pioneer among other many federal policy alterations that helped ignite a significant transformation of the communal mental health arrangement by shifting resources outside huge organization toward community-based mental health action line up. The act lead to the increased improvement in the rights and treatment options for youth, children and adults living with mental sickness, though full guarantee of community-base concern has not been fully captured. This paper seeks to explain the rationale of community mental health center act of 1963. President Kennedy referred to the law as a bold new approach and it was the first federal bylaw to promote community-based mental health care. The Act offered donations to state for the building of (CMHC) community mental health centers, special facilities designed for treatment, diagnosis and delivery of mental health prevention to persons living in the community. The centers were built to provide the following indispensable services: inpatient services, emergency services, education and consultation on mental health, outpatient services, partial hospitalization and emergency response. The donations were projected to provide 1500 more community mental health centers...
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...On the 31st of October, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Community Mental Health Act, which was intended to improve mental health services and the lives of individuals with mental illness and/or intellectual disability (DiGravio, 2013). Also known as the Mental Retardation and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963, this law led to the establishment of comprehensive community mental health clinics throughout the country, improved delivery and quality of mental health services, and the creation of a more optimistic sentiment in the mental healthcare field (DiGravio, 2013). Kennedy envisioned that this law would replace the country’s “reliance on the cold mercy of custodial isolations” with “the open warmth...
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...The American mental health care system has undergone many changes throughout history. At first, individuals were locked in asylums and forced to take whatever treatments were deemed appropriate including restraints, seclusion, and cages (Eaton, 2012). During these “Dark Ages” every state in the country had at least one state-funded mental health hospital (Eaton, 2012). This period that ended around 1825 did little more than detaining the mentally ill so that they didn’t affect the community. The Institutional Era (1825-1960) expanded the number of asylums as well as the number of institutionalizations across the country. The development of chlorpromazine, used to treat severe schizophrenia, increased state funding for asylums (Eaton, 2012)....
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...with mental illness and learning disabilities with low value by placing them in prisons, retirement homes, homeless shelters, and everywhere else except in a proper mental treatment facility needed to attend to their needs. As president, during my term, I plan on addressing these issues to create growth in this country so that we can rebuild ourselves. As of March 6, 2016, our country is in debt about $19 trillion dollars, and if every citizen were to pay $59,124, or for every taxpayer, $159,693, we would be...
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...further mental health crisis? Or was it successful with providing individuals who were suffering from a mental illness or intellectual developmental disability an opportunity of achieving their hopes and dreams and doing so by receiving supports in the least restrictive environment possible. The goal of deinstitutionalization was to develop a full range of community services that would take the place of institutions. Several driving forces were behind this: the development of psychiatric drugs, the belief that people should receive treatment as opposed to institutionalization, and federal policy and funding. Many hoped that these factors would greatly reduce and perhaps even eliminate mental illness. The individual transitioning from institutions, their family, and society were all impacted by this new direction. Most were not prepared for this move. The lack of planning and adequate treatment led to many unforeseen consequences such as homelessness and incarceration. A shift to community based care was encouraged through the Mental Health Centers Act of 1963. Various services were offered but unfortunately they focused more on helping people who did not present a serious mental illness. Mental health reform has come a long way since the start of deinstitutionalization. Today, individuals with a mental illness or intellectual developmental disability have a much larger option of services they can receive to assist them with remaining active members of their community. ...
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...for your country.” When President Kennedy entered the office, he set out to implement a legislative agenda that became known as the New Frontier. He strived to increase aid to education, provide health insurance to the elderly, and create a Department of Urban Affairs. He would soon figure out that transforming his ideas into real legislation was a difficult task on Capitol Hill. Even though the Democrats had majorities in both houses, it was hard for Kennedy to push his programs. In an effort to...
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...Page 1 Deinstitutionalization Axia College of University of Phoenix Veronica Cole Human Services in the United States May 6, 2011 Page 2 Deinstitutionalization was signed into law the Community Mental Health Centers Acts by John F. Kennedy on October 31, 1963 when he established community health centers. It was meant so that the mentally ill could leave mental hospitals and move into a home that was run by the local states of where they were from. With the discovery of new medications it was easier for people to be deinstitutionalized and with the help of social workers and psychiatric rehabilitation; it helps patients gain their independence and freedom. The article that I chose was about a guy whose brother was diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenia. It tells about all the trouble that he put his family through until they had him committed. They could only keep him for observation because of the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act that was first started in California in 1967. It was written with good intentions so that a person could not be locked up by someone else because, people were locked up for no reason by a family member. Because of this law a lot of mentally ill people are not being locked up that really need to be. These people are ending up homeless, in jail, and cemetery. It is harder now to have someone committed even though they may need to be. A judge can have someone committed for a short time for observation if they are considered a threat...
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...Vulnerable Populations Vulnerable Populations All communities contain a mentally ill population. Their behavior is considered to be inappropriate and abnormal. Every society has cultivated solutions in which to treat the mentally ill in order to prevent disruption of the strong civil function. Normal behavior varies through generations and societies. When deciding if a person is mentally ill, the generation and culture must be taken into consideration. Approximately 26 percent of the U.S. population suffers from mental illness, with six percent of that percentage suffering from such debilitating mental afflictions that their ability to function is limited. The History of Mental Illness In ancient times, mental illness was thought to be madness caused by demonic possession. Skulls of the “mad” were drilled to allow the demon to escape. During the middle ages, mental illness was believed to be the result of witchcraft and demonic control. The tormented were treated as criminals and subject to torturous acts. They were often tied up and thrown into bitterly cold waters. If the person floated, they were considered to be a witch and were murdered in an inhumane and heinous manner. If the suspected sunk, they were found not guilty of witchcraft. The freezing water was accepted as a cure for “madness.” By the mid 1700’s, mental illness was considered an issue for the afflicted’s family. As the American colonies grew, the mentally ill began to negatively impact the society...
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...of humanistic service that requires empathy and compassion to manage the mental and physiological welfare of others. Accordingly, the profession demands quality, safety, and efficiency in the provision of services that are acquired via expert knowledge. Hence, nursing knowledge, regardless of specialty focus, should not be viewed from a singular vernacular but rather from a dimensional perspective that addresses social, cultural, economic, political, and technological factors that encompass healthcare delivery (McEwen & Ellis, 2011). Nursing is kaleidoscopic and requires adaptation that can be derived via exercising awareness and developing skills to meet the demanding needs of an ever-changing society. Thus, the...
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...People with Mental Illness One problem that those suffering with mental illness face is the fact that the term mental illness can mean just about anything that involves the psychological or emotional struggles. Mental illness is harder to diagnose than a physical illness and comes with much more of a stigma. Those suffering with mental illness face a life full of obstacles. Many have a hard time finding or keeping a job and end up homeless. Those suffering with mental illness need a place to be treated that does not cause them more harm. Institutions are not set up for those with minor mental health issues and can cause more harm if the patient is not treated appropriately. Those with a mental illness may not be able to properly care for themselves and need and need someone to help them learn basic living skills. If they do not have a caring family member to do this they may end up living in destitute. The Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 was put in place to offer service to those with mental illness. The plan was to cover five main goals, which consist of in-patient and out patient care, emergency care, partial hospitalization and education. Hospital emergency rooms may offer help to those with emergency mental breakdowns. Local health departments offer training and education to those with loved ones with mental illness. Most states offer in-patient and out patient mental hospitals that can help those who have nowhere else to turn...
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...studies about the disparities in mental...
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...able-bodied in workhouses. However, the modern welfare state was started by Otto von Bismarck, the first Chancellor of Germany, created the modern welfare state by building on a tradition of welfare programs in Prussia and Saxony that began as early as in the 1840s. Bismarck introduced old age pensions, accident insurance and medical care that formed the basis of the modern European welfare state. The United Kingdom, as a modern welfare state, started to emerge with the Liberal welfare reforms of 1906–1914 under Liberal Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. The passing of the Old-Age Pensions Act in 1908, the introduction of free school meals in 1909, the 1909 Labour Exchanges Act, the Development Act 1909, which heralded greater Government intervention in economic development, and the enacting of the National Insurance Act 1911 setting up a national insurance contribution for unemployment and health benefits from work. The welfare system in the United States began in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. President Lyndon Johnson announced his Great Society program during his State of the Union address in 1964. He outlined a series of domestic programs that he promised would eliminate poverty and inequality in the United States. By the end of Johnson’s term, Congress had implemented 226 of 252 his legislative...
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...means of treatment or punishment for the mentally ill. The patients are chained down, sexually assaulted and beaten. Whatever society thinks of mental illness this type of treatment has to stop. Once we have educated ourselves on mental illness, we can begin to have a better understanding of those people who suffer from these types of diseases. If we look to the past we can see where we went wrong and correct those mistakes. Mental illness is something that can be traced throughout history. By looking back over the past of mental illness we see that there were infinite numbers of mistakes made a long way. We cannot allow those same mistakes to take place again. By breaking the cycle and avoid those same mistakes we can build a better future for the mentally ill. This is why I believe it is important to study the past of mental illness. Evidence indicates that Mental illness can be traced as far back as the early Egyptians. What we know today about mental illness is far different then what early Egyptians believed. The early Egyptians believed that all diseases had some type of physical affect on the body as well as the mind. The Egyptians did not differentiate between mental and physical illness. They did believe that the heart was the cause of mental illness. During the time of early Egypt, many believed that the cause of mental illness was from some type of loss usually money or status. Egyptians...
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...United States Final Paper The Older American Act of 1965 was signed into law on July 14, 1965. This act established the Administration on Aging within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and called for the creation of State Units on Aging. This act was considered one of the most important contributions on aging legislation enacted by congress. This report is a review of legislation regarding Older American Act. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction on the history of Legislation on the Elderly ……………………………………2 Background Early Acts Enacted to meet the needs of the Elderly……………………………2 Early Acts Enacted leading up to OAA of 1965 …………………………………………..3 Review of Older American Act…….. ………………………………………………………4 Older American Title Review…………..…………………………………………………….5 Amendments………………………………………………………………………………….9 Strength and Weakness of Older American Act……………………………………………..14 Recommendation…………………………………………………………………………….15 Conclusion … ………………………………………………………………………………16 References……………………………………………………………………………………17 Introduction The new deal program of the 1930’s was enacted by congress to address economic issues during the Great Depression. The Social Security Act of 1935 was a response to criticism for the lack of aid to retired workers age 65 and older and who no longer worked (justfacts.com). This law created "a system of Federal old-age benefits" (justfacts.com). The new act provided pensions, unemployment insurance to nonagricultural`...
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