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{{infobox institution | {{infobox institution | ||
− | | name = Gaebler | + | | name = Gaebler Childrens Center |
− | | image = | + | | image = |
| image_size = 250px | | image_size = 250px | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
− | | established = | + | | established = |
| construction_began = 1955 | | construction_began = 1955 | ||
| construction_ended = | | construction_ended = | ||
− | | opened = | + | | opened = |
− | | closed = | + | | closed = |
− | | demolished = | + | | demolished = |
− | | current_status = [[ | + | | current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]] |
| building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]] | | building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]] | ||
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| peak_patient_population = | | peak_patient_population = | ||
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− | + | Gaebler State Hospital, | |
− | + | Gaebler Children's Psychiatric Unit | |
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− | + | In 1945 it was noted that in a Governor's report that there were children ages 7, 9, 10 amung the patient population at Metropolitan State Hospital. It was decided that a special unit would be created to house these young patients. It ran until it was closed in 1992. | |
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*[http://www.madpride.org/VFC10GaeblerHellandBack.htm A moving testimony/report on the hospital.] | *[http://www.madpride.org/VFC10GaeblerHellandBack.htm A moving testimony/report on the hospital.] | ||
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[[Category:Closed Institution]] | [[Category:Closed Institution]] | ||
[[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | [[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Massachusetts]] |