Mental Health Care affected by US Economics through history?

Mental Health Care affected by US Economics through history?I'm doing a paper on the history of mental health care in America, and it's supposed to be closely tied to our past from WWII to today. My paper has a very thin historical context...

I have this so far:
WWII drafting and mental illness
WWII casualties and long term mental effects on veterans
JFK and mental health care research

I also have other topics, but they're kind of separate from whatever events occurred. I can't really tie things together very well.

I also need primary sources. I can't find many places for this, and it's a big deal to my teacher. Please help!!!

Answer by Affy007
Families in colonial times cared for their mentally ill members at home, with little assistance from their communities. Community treatment is an old idea, not a new one. Early laws about containing the disturbances created by individuals with mental illness made no mention of clinical dimensions. The focus was strictly on the social and economic consequences of the mental disorders. Legislation about public mental hospitals in the mid-19th century was hardly enlightened. There were no particular plans, other than not to expend more dollars than actually necessary.

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