In the 1980’s, the nation started addressing mental health again in the political forum. In 1980, the Mental Health Systems Act provided federal funding for ongoing support and development of community mental health programs with an emphasis on deinstitutionalization. Also in 1989, the Amendments to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act proposed new federal requirements for long-term care which allowed more services in skilled nursing facilities for the aging, and it ended a 15-year period in which the federal regulations remained static (Allen, 2011). The expanded services in skilled nursing facilities provided mental health
In the 1980’s, the nation started addressing mental health again in the political forum. In 1980, the Mental Health Systems Act provided federal funding for ongoing support and development of community mental health programs with an emphasis on deinstitutionalization. Also in 1989, the Amendments to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act proposed new federal requirements for long-term care which allowed more services in skilled nursing facilities for the aging, and it ended a 15-year period in which the federal regulations remained static (Allen, 2011). The expanded services in skilled nursing facilities provided mental health