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MirandaLo

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The Omnibus Budget Reform Act (OBRA) of 1987 prevented the housing of people with chronic mental illness in:
 
  a. Nursing homes
  b. State mental health facilities
  c. Residential treatment centers
  d. Homeless shelters

Question 2

The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 was one of the most progressive mental health bills in the history of the United States, but its enactment was interrupted by the:
 
  a. Election of a new president
  b. Appointment of a new Surgeon General
  c. Rapid expansion of community centers
  d. National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) surveys



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Answer to Question 1

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Many mentally ill, especially elderly, people were inappropriately placed in nursing homes with personnel who were not trained to care for these people. OBRA prevented this practice. State mental health facilities, residential treatment centers, and homeless shelters were not addressed in the OBRA of 1987.

Answer to Question 2

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The election of a new president and his administration led to drastic cuts in federal funding for mental health programs. None of the other three choices were a part of the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980.



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