CNN
Cnn: Man Who Shot Reagan Wins Mental Hospital Release
CNN article covering John Hinckley's supervised release from the mental hospital. Provides background material on the assasination attempt on Ronald Reagan.
Curated OER
Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Sc: Mills Building, Sc State Hospital
Designed by Robert Mills, used from 1827 to 1937; "the oldest building in the country to be used continuously as a mental institution and one of the first mental hospitals built with public funds".
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in New York: Buffalo State Hospital
Architect H. H. Richardson's largest commission; advent of his characteristic Richardsonian Romanesque style; used to care for the mentally ill; grounds designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Prison and Asylum Reform
Two of the social movements of the 1830s and 1840s looked to improving the lot of the mentally ill and those in prison. Read about Dorothea Dix who crusaded for humane treatment and hospitals for the insane. Several others worked to make...
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Diseases of the Mind
A virtual exhibit to expose the early history of psychiatry in the United States through the year 1900.
Texas State Historical Association
Texas State Historical Association: Health and Science in Texas [Pdf]
An activity guide where students refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. For this lesson, they research health care services in Texas counties and compare these to birth...