HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 3688 A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE CONSTRUC- A BILL TO ASSIST STATES IN COMBATING MENTAL RETAR- H.R. 2567 A BILL TO AMEND THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT IN MARCH 26, 27, AND 28, 1963 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce 98493 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE OREN HARRIS, Arkansas, Chairman JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, Mississippi SAMUEL N. FRIEDEL, Maryland LEO W. O'BRIEN, New York JOHN E. MOSS, California JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan PAUL G. ROGERS, Florida ROBERT W. HEMPHILL, South Carolina HORACE R. KORNEGAY, North Carolina GILLIS W. LONG, Louisiana LIONEL VAN DEERLIN, California JOHN B. BENNETT, Michigan J. ARTHUR YOUNGER, California Letter to Speaker McCormack dated February 11, 1963_- Letter enclosing 5-year cost estimates dated March 4, 1963-- Letter to Speaker McCormack dated February 11, 1963-- Labor Department on H.R. 3688 and H.R. 3689. Bamberger, Miss Lisbeth, assistant director, Social Security Depart- Beaton, Dr. Lindsay E., American Medical Association_. Biemiller, Andrew J., director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO. Braceland, Dr. Francis J., past president of American Psychiatric Association, and medical director of Institute of Living, and clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale and lecturer at Harvard.. Clement, Hon. Frank G., Governor of the State of Tennessee_ Cohen, Wilbur J., Assistant Secretary, Department of Health, Educa- 42, 92 Cooke, Dr. Robert E., professor of pediatrics, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.. Cooper, Hon. Roland, State senator, Camden, Ala.. Davis, Dr. V. Terrell, director of mental health and hospitals for the State of New Jersey and vice president of the National Association 169 215 Ewalt, Dr. Jack R., director, Joint Commission on Mental Illness 239 Fitzpatrick, Vincent J., chairman, governmental affairs committee. - 315 Frazier, Charles H., representing the National Association for Mental Haldeman, Dr. Jack C., Chief, Division of Hospital Services, Public Jones, Edward F., press secretary to Governor Clement of Tennessee_ Lieberman, Dr. Daniel, chief deputy director, California State De- 235 McPheeters, Dr. Harold L., director of mental health for the State of Kentucky and secretary-treasurer of National Association of State Pratt, Dr. Henry N., director of the Society of the New York Hospital, 192 Ray, David B., Jr., superintendent, Arkansas Children's Colony, 182 Taylor, Mrs. Margaret K., executive director of the American Parents 377 Terry, Dr. Luther L., Surgeon General, Public Health Service- Thompson, Miss Judy, Washington representative of the American Tramonti, Dr. James, American Optometric Association, Providence, Whitten, E. B., director, National Rehabilitation Association American Public Health Association, by Hyman M. Forstenzer, 449 Birkeland, Gene, independent research analyst_ 436 Dimond, C. Leigh, chairman, Council of New York State Organiza- 450 Additional material submitted to the subcommittee- "A Discussion of Physical and Perceptual Environment in Visual Train- AMA statement of principal on mental health.. Alabama House of Representatives, resolution of, submitted by Senator Data on Florida and south Florida State mental hospitals, submitted Page 266 327 169 Article by Dr. Spies from Time magazine, dated June 17, 1957. Article from Journal of the American Medical Association, dated Excerpts from the President's special message to the Congress of Febru- ary 5, 1963, on mental illness and mental retardation relevant to con- struction of mental retardation research centers and mental retarda- Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963, estimated cost of program for fiscal years 1965 through 1969, table. Cost details for Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act, Examples of staffing patterns of three types of services offered in facilities for the mentally retarded and estimated costs, table_- Excerpts from "A Proposed Program for National Action To Com- Excerpts from the President's special message to the Congress of 108 136 Federal, State, and local government expenditures for the care of 78 "Mental Retardation," a reprint from Health, Education, and 121 "Mental Retardation: Report of the President's Panel," a reprint Obligations for mental retardation by category and agency for 54 Projects for the mentally retarded, approved under the Hill- 90 Summary of H.R. 3688. 49 Summary of H.R. 3689. 51 |