The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1881 (OBRA 1981), signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, repealed a large portion of the Mental Health Systems Act of 1880 (MHSA), which provided funding for community mental health centers. We call on Congress to repeal the OBRA 1981 and re-enact the MHSA or some similar bill to provide funding for the help of the 20% of adults who will have a mental illness in their lifetime.
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