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Abstract
Voluntary organizations which support educational programs and research in psychiatry with the objective of the promotion of mental health. An early association in the United States was founded as the National Committee for Mental Hygiene in 1909, became the Mental Health Association in 1976 and later the National Mental Health Association in 1980. State and local mental health associations in this country are chartered by the national organization and affiliated with it.
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5 entry terms
- Associations, Mental Health
- Health Associations, Mental
- Association, Mental Health
- Health Association, Mental
- Mental Health Association
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3 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings economics, history, organization & administration.
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specify geog
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History Note
94; was MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 1975-93 (see under VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1975-90)
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Previous Indexing
- Community Mental Health Services (1967-1974)
- Mental Disorders (1966-1974)
- Mental Health (1966-1974)
- Voluntary Health Agencies (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mental Health Associations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008604. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008604
- Mental Health Associations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70373813