The Federal Laws and the Human Service Movement Hhs 435 Week 1 Assignment

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The Federal Laws and the Human Service Movement Deconda Johnson-Smith HHS435: Cont Issues Trends Health Law Ethics in H & HS Instructor: Rebekah Clark November 18, 2013 The field of Human services has come a long way in helping both those in need as well as those in the profession. Today it may be hard to imagine life without educated professionals in abundance that can sufficiently assist with just about every issue imaginable many conveniently located in communities down the street or around the corner. From mental health issues, to funding, education, and research federal laws such as: The establishment of the National Institute of Mental Health (1946), The Mental Health Study Act (1955), The Community Mental Health Centers Act (1963), The Economic Opportunity Act (1964), and The Schneuer Sub-professional Career Act (1966) accompanied by the Human service movement that brought about the National Organization for Human Service Education and the Council for Standards in Human Service Education have paved the way for making the field what we see and know it as today. One of the first pieces of legislation that came into effect was the National Institute of Mental Health Act of 1946. “The National Institute of Mental Health authorized monies for research and demonstration focused on assisting persons with mental illness in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment” (Harris, H., Maloney, D., & Rother, F., 2004). The overall intent of The National Institute of Mental Health 1946 was get to the source of the problems faced in mental health by providing money so that proper research could be done which in return would provide evidence and support of the real issues in order to appropriately assist those in need and to prevent these issues from occurring. Federal commissions on mental health are few and far between; however, the United

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