Title: Ronald Reagan nailed the coffin shut on mental health funding in this country but now it's time pull the nails out and resurrect it. Lets focus more on caring for the mentally disturb and not so much on gun control. : PoliticalDiscussion
Headings: Ronald Reagan nailed the coffin shut on mental health funding in this country but now it's time pull the nails out and resurrect it. Lets focus more on caring for the mentally disturb and not so much on gun control.
Ronald Reagan nailed the coffin shut on mental health funding in this country but now it's time pull the nails out and resurrect it. Lets focus more on caring for the mentally disturb and not so much on gun control.
Ronald Reagan nailed the coffin shut on mental health funding in this country but now it's time pull the nails out and resurrect it. Lets focus more on caring for the mentally disturb and not so much on gun control.
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GaiusPompeius
8 years ago
How exactly did he do that? I'm not familiar with the legislation in question that needs to be changed. 11
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Readitigetit
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8 years ago
When Ronald Reagan arrived in Washington, he inherited the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980. One of the last achievements of Pres. Jimmy Carter, this was passed by the House 277 to 15, in the Senate, 93 to 3. With as many critics as there were special interests, it was far from perfect. Yet it expanded the federal government's commitment to services, to research, to training professionals, and to patient rights. It identified stigma as an impediment to seeking and receiving services. It established parity in Medicaid and Medicare.