THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF HUMAN SERVICES A TIMELINE

The state established power over the Church, start of Human Social Services

The poor were placed into classes, Worthy Poor and Unworthy Poor. This acted as the foundation for American Welfare Policy

Early guilds and unions developed to take care of workers

A social concept established by the Government of England which created guidelines for assisting the disadvantaged
- Laissez Faire Economy
- Social Darwinism : Herbert Spencer
- Dorothea Dix: established psychiatric hospitals

Jane Addams was the founder of Settlement Houses that allowed a vartiey of human services to the disadvantaged
- Hull House, first Social Settlement in Chicago neighborhood

Established by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, government aid programs designed to benefit the mass of working people
- Social Security Act

Enforced laws that protect the rights of individuals and entities from unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in health
- The Great Society: addressed education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, and transportation

Begins the delivery of mental health services and inspired a new era of optimism in mental healthcare

A federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge

Act designed to reduce the cost of health insurance coverage for people who qualify. This law includes premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions to help lower costs for lower-income individuals and families