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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Previous indexing

Voluntary Health Agencies (1966-1974); Community Mental Health Services (1967-1974); Mental Disorders (1966-1974); Mental Health (1966-1974)

History note

94; was MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 1975-93 (see under VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1975-90)

Online note

use MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS to search MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 1975-93; search VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1967-74

Public note

94; was MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION 1975-93 (see under VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES 1975-90)