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The Mental Health Systems Act is passed.
Date: 1980
Mental health & psych
Laws/legislation/policy
Disability criminalization, rights, and justice
The act: "provides federal funding for ongoing support and development of community mental health programs with an emphasis on deinstitutionalization" (Kaiser Family Foundation, n.d.).