The<unk>  was advocated by activist Dorothea Dix. The<unk>  (also called the Land-Grant<unk>  For<unk><unk>  Persons, formally the<unk>  "Making a grant of public lands to the several States for the<unk>  of<unk><unk>  persons") was proposed legislation that would have established asylums for the<unk><unk> , and also blind, deaf, and dumb, via federal land grants to the states. The<unk>  was vetoed by president Franklin Pierce. The<unk>  was the signature initiative of activist Dorothea Dix, and passed both houses of Congress in 1854. However, it was vetoed on May 3, 1854 by President Franklin Pierce, the first of his nine vetoes. Pierce argued that the federal government should not commit itself to social welfare, which he believed was properly the responsibility of the states. The main provision of the<unk>  was to set aside of federal land: for the<unk>  of the<unk> , and the remainder to be sold for the<unk>  of the "blind, deaf, and dumb", with proceeds distributed to the states to build and maintain asylums. The initial request, on June 23, 1848, had been for five million acres (20,000 km²), which was subsequently expanded.
Bill for the Benefit of the Indigent Insane
Comstock laws
Admitting privileges
Commissioners in Lunacy
Mental health trust
Charity care
Professional courtesy
Flight for Life