title: The Mental Health Association and prevention: a history.
abstract: The history of the Mental Health Association's involvement in prevention is described. From its inception in 1909 the Association has played a key role in advocating for prevention. It contributed to the Child Guidance Center movement, the community mental health center movement, and helped focus the 1978 President's Commission on Mental Health on prevention. In recent years, it has served as the catalyst for the formation of a coalition of national organizations with an interest in prevention.
mesh_terms: D002661:Child Guidance Clinics / Q000266:history; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008603:Mental Health; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000266:history*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000266:history; D014481:United States; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies / Q000266:history*