Mental Health Systems Act of 1980
| Long title | A bill to improve the provision of mental health services and otherwise promote mental health throughout the United States; and for other purposes. |
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | MHSA |
| Enacted by | the 96th United States Congress |
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| Public law | Pub.L. 96-398 |
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| Acts amended | Community Mental Health Centers Act, Public Health Service Act, Social Security Act |
| Titles amended | 42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare |
| U.S.C. sections created | 42 U.S.C. §§ 9401–9523 |
| U.S.C. sections amended | 42 U.S.C. § 210, § 225a, § 242a, § 300m, § 1396b, § 2689 |
| Legislative history | |
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The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was legislation signed by American President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort through the Democratically controlled House of Representatives and a Republican controlled Senate to repeal most of MHSA. The MHSA was considered landmark legislation in mental health care policy.