Introductory remarks, Bertram S. Brown, M.D., Director of National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), 1977
Courtesy National Library of Medicine
In 1977, the NIMH held a press conference introducing the Community Support Program. This initiative called for more social supports to help recovery in people’s home communities. It became core to the National Plan for the Chronically Mentally Ill, which over time caused many states to work towards better integrating mental health and social services.
