Community Mental Health
Defining Community Mental Health Source and ACK: https://onlinedegrees.und.edu/blog/what-is-community-mental-health/ The American Psychological Association defines community mental health as activities that promote mental health that are performed in the community instead of in institutional settings. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the concept of community mental health originated with the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. Prior to the passage of that act, individuals with mental illness in the U.S….
