Bertram S. Brown, M.D. giving a speech to the National Association for Mental Health in Los Angeles, CA, 1970
Courtesy National Library of Medicine
Bertram Brown, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) from 1970 to 1977, was a key figure in the national effort to redefine and expand mental health services. Brown’s work at NIMH addressed mental health conditions and substance abuse by means of community support services and mental health centers.
