A group of students is reviewing information about mental health care after World War II. The students demonstrate an understanding of this information when they identify which action that took place as a result of the National Mental Health Act?

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The National Mental Health Act created a six-member National Mental Health Advisory Council that established the National Institute of Mental Health, which was responsible for overseeing and coordinating research and training. Passage of this act did not lead to the discovery of psychopharmacology. The Hill-Burton Act, which followed the passage of the National Mental Health Act, provided federal support for hospital construction. The development of community mental health centers was the result of the Action for Mental Health, which provided the basis for the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963.

A Group of Students Is Reviewing Information About Mental Health