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December 30, 2009 WWII Pacifists Exposed Mental Ward Horrors

In September of 1942, Warren Sawyer, a 23-year-old conscientious objector, reported for his volunteer assignment as an attendant at a state mental hospital. The young Quaker was one of thousands of pacifists who had refused to fight and instead were assigned to work in places few outsiders got to see — places like Philadelphia State Hospital, best known as Byberry.

December 3, 2009 Lawmaker: Iowa mental health center will close

The Legislature will likely move to close one of the state's four mental health institutions despite a task force recommendation to keep them open until a new system of care can be put in place, a state lawmaker said Thursday.

November 22, 2009 Preserving a Building Type

The need for preservation of historic buildings and structures was first illustrated to me by the building pictured above, a massive sprawling structure that was built in 1878 to house the mentally ill.

November 20, 2009 Richardson refurb gets a state boost

A $150,000 grant was approved by ESD’s board of directors to rehabilitate the H.H. Richardson complex, specifically the yet-to-be-formed Richardson Buffalo Architectural Center that will exhibit and interpret the significance of Buffalo’s more than 200 years of architecture and urban design. The total cost of that project is pegged at $300,00

November 17, 2009 Mental health facilities need to share expertise, group says

Members of a task force charged with reviewing Iowa’s four state-run mental health institutes say those facilities need to do a better job of reaching out and sharing their expertise with local communities.

November 16, 2009 Council postpones vote on sale of Norwich Hospital property

A proposal to vote on the former Norwich Hospital property was withdrawn Monday night in order to get a required opinion of the Commission on the City Plan.

November 2, 2009 Rally supports keeping Allentown State Hospital open

A bipartisan group of elected officials today joined several dozen workers from Allentown State Hospital and union officials to demonstrate support to keep the state institution open. Click here for more...

October 21, 2009 Lawsuit authorized to block sale of Tuscaloosa’s Bryce Hospital

The Tuscaloosa City Council has voted to authorize a lawsuit against the state to halt the sale of Bryce Hospital.

October 9, 2009 Clarks Summit hospital may add patients

Clarks Summit State Hospital could pick up additional mental health patients if the state closes Allentown State Hospital, state officials said.