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CAL MATTERS: California's Mental
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Timeline: How we got here
A history of California's mental health policies
FDA approves first
antipsychotic drug to treat
delusions/hallucinations.
Thorazine opens possibility
that some people with serious.
mental illnesses can live in the
community
1954
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1957
Number of patients in CA
mental hospitals peaks at
37,500
1959
1965
Legislature expands
state funds for local
community mental
health programs
Congress creates Medicare
and Medicaid, allowing
people with mental illnesses.
to live in their communities
and collect federal benefits
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major events that shape Mental Health
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