Scope and Content: Pursuant to MGLA c 19, the Dept. of Mental Health fulfills its responsibilities toward mentally ill persons in Massachusetts through a comprehensive program of services and facilities. (It exercised a similar function for the mentally retarded until 1986, when a separate Dept. of Mental Retardation was established.)  The commissioner of mental health exercises supervision and control of the department.  Commissioner’s hospital management subject files are created to inform the commissioner on policy, program, and other developments in the various central office divisions.
Notes: A portion of this series relating to mental retardation schools is found in the Dept. of Mental Retardation.  The remainder may have been destroyed or absorbed into the files of various central office divisions
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