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|1= August 5, 2013 [http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130805/NEWS/130809942/1001/NEWS The history of Farview State Hospital]
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|1= January 27, 2014 [http://articles.mcall.com/2014-01-27/health/mc-greg-smith-allentown-state-hospital-20140127_1_hospital-ceo-restraint-seclusion A kinder approach: Former Allentown State Hospital CEO is recognized for reducing restraint tactics]
|2= In 1817 a group of Quakers founded America's first private mental hospital, Frankford Retreat, outside Philadelphia but Pennsylvania did not have any governmental provision for the treatment of the mentally ill. Farview was founded by an act of the state legislature on May 11, 1905 as the first and only institution in the state devoted exclusively to the care and treatment of the criminally insane.  
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|2= The former CEO walks on the roof of the Allentown State Hospital. He is armed with his high-definition camera and decades of memories to provide context to what he sees. Each step on the roof frames a new perspective of the hospital he helped to transform. The rooms in the former psychiatric center are empty. It has been three years since the hospital closed. For Greg Smith, it is easy to reminisce. He can fill in the blanks, but there aren't many signs of what used to happen at the 100-year-old campus.
 
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|1= July 31, 2013 [http://www.wickedlocal.com/medfield/news/x1465123463/New-plans-being-drafted-for-State-Hospital-land New plans being drafted for State Hospital land]
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|1= January 27, 2014 [http://www.enterprisenews.com/article/20140127/NEWS/140126949/12319/LIFESTYLE Taunton State Hospital again faces closure]
|2= With new legislation in the works, town officials are hard work drafting a plan for the [[Medfield State Hospital]]. The legislation— the state would turn over to the town, land under its control for the water tower, well field, and access roads to those areas—has not passed yet, and it will still be a few years before the town begins the project. In the meantime, the Board of Selectmen and a new committee called the State Hospital Advisory Committee are brainstorming not only whether the town should purchase the land from the state, but also what to do with it.
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|2= The state's plan to close the inpatient unit at Taunton State Hospital reflects a philosophical shift that emphasizes community-based services over institutional care, a mental health official said Friday. For the third straight year, the state is proposing to move all inpatient beds from Taunton State Hospital to the new Worcester Recovery Center. In each of the past two years, the state faced staunch local opposition. As a compromise struck in the Legislature, 45 beds currently remain at Taunton State, which used to have about 170.
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|1= July 15, 2013 [http://www.telegram.com/article/20130715/NEWS/307159891/1246 Cottage on Worcester State Hospital campus faces demolition]
 
|2= It appears one historic building on the [[Worcester State Hospital]] campus will be torn down, while steps continue to rebuild a landmark at the Belmont Street complex. The bidding process for reconstruction of the Clock Tower on the site should begin soon, according to Deborah Packard, executive director of Preservation Worcester. Area preservationists and state officials already signed a memorandum of agreement saving the Worcester State Hospital Clock Tower, as well as two other historic structures.  
 
 
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January 27, 2014 A kinder approach: Former Allentown State Hospital CEO is recognized for reducing restraint tactics

The former CEO walks on the roof of the Allentown State Hospital. He is armed with his high-definition camera and decades of memories to provide context to what he sees. Each step on the roof frames a new perspective of the hospital he helped to transform. The rooms in the former psychiatric center are empty. It has been three years since the hospital closed. For Greg Smith, it is easy to reminisce. He can fill in the blanks, but there aren't many signs of what used to happen at the 100-year-old campus.

January 27, 2014 Taunton State Hospital again faces closure

The state's plan to close the inpatient unit at Taunton State Hospital reflects a philosophical shift that emphasizes community-based services over institutional care, a mental health official said Friday. For the third straight year, the state is proposing to move all inpatient beds from Taunton State Hospital to the new Worcester Recovery Center. In each of the past two years, the state faced staunch local opposition. As a compromise struck in the Legislature, 45 beds currently remain at Taunton State, which used to have about 170.