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|Body=  In 1868, the [[Osawatomie State Hospital|Kansas legislature]] appropriated funds for a permanent treatment structure to replace all of the existing structures on the asylum grounds. State architect J.G. Haskell presented plans drawn according to the recommended design by Dr. Thomas Story Kirkbride of Pennsylvania. The center of the building had twin turrets for administrative offices with extended wings offset right and left for patients. The wings were placed so that fresh air could reach them from both sides. As the 1868 Kirkbride plan for new buildings progressed over the next 18 years, the need for additional patient space presented a continual problem for the asylum.                                                
|Body=  The [[Healey Asylum]] opened in Lewiston, Maine, in 1983 under the Les Soeurs de la Charité. The French-Canadian Sisters of Charity were a group of nuns who traveled from Montreal to Lewiston, Maine, to provide health and social support for the French-Canadian population in the area. Healey Asylum began as an orphanage and housed approximately 100 children, most of whom were between 5 and 7 years old. Historical records suggest that it was debatable as to whether the facility cared specifically for children with mental health diseases.                                          
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Featured Image Of The Week

The Healey Asylum opened in Lewiston, Maine, in 1983 under the Les Soeurs de la Charité. The French-Canadian Sisters of Charity were a group of nuns who traveled from Montreal to Lewiston, Maine, to provide health and social support for the French-Canadian population in the area. Healey Asylum began as an orphanage and housed approximately 100 children, most of whom were between 5 and 7 years old. Historical records suggest that it was debatable as to whether the facility cared specifically for children with mental health diseases.
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