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The _____ Act, passed in 1963, provided for transferring the care and treatment of the majority of mentally ill people from state hospitals to their home communities.

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Community Mental Health Act

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The purpose of the CMHA was to build mental health centers to provide for community-based care, as an alternative to institutionalization. At the centers, patients could be treated while working and living at home.

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