Author Question: Which piece of legislation was responsible for funding states to develop mental health programs ... (Read 66 times)

joblessjake · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Which piece of legislation was responsible for funding states to develop mental health programs outside of state psychiatric hospitals?

A) Deinstitutionalizat ion
B) National Mental Health Act
C) Community Mental Health Centers Act
D) New Freedom Commission on Mental Health

Question 2

A mental health nurse is discussing the treatment options with a schizophrenic client. Which option includes legal and advocacy services?

A) Day-treatment programs
B) Programs for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)
C) Psychiatric home care
D) Psychiatric emergency care

milbourne11 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
In 1946, the National Mental Health Act provided funding for states to develop mental health programs outside of state psychiatric hospitals. Deinstitutionalizat ion describes the movement of chronically mentally ill clients from the state psychiatric hospitals back to their homes or to community-supervised facilities. The Community Mental Health Centers Act authorized the nationwide development of community mental health centers to be established outside of hospitals in the least restrictive setting in the community. The New Freedom Commission on Mental Health is charged with studying the mental health system in the United States.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
PACT is a service-delivery model that provides comprehensive, locally based treatment to clients with serious and persistent mental illnesses. It provides highly individualized services directly to consumers. A key feature includes legal and advocacy services. Day-treatment programs, psychiatric home care, and psychiatric emergency care do not provide legal and advocacy services.