In 1957, California passed the ______________, which was designed to increase community services by establishing a state-local match.

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The Short-Doyle Act, also known as the Mental Health Services Act, was passed by California in 1957. This legislation mandated that the state provide funding for community-based mental health services, with a local match component. The aim of the act was to increase access to mental health services for all individuals, regardless of their ability to pay. The National Mental Illness Act was passed in 1946 and provided federal funding for research into mental illness. The Community Mental Health Movement began in the 1960s and advocated for deinstitutionalization and the provision of community-based mental health services. Therefore, choices A and B are not the best choices for this question.

In 1957, California Passed the ______________, Which Was Designed to Increase