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Arkansas State Hospital, originally known as Arkansas Lunatic Asylum, [1] is the sole public psychiatric hospital in the state of Arkansas, and is located in the city of Little Rock. It was established in 1883 and as of 2024, it is still active. Its main focus is on acute care rather than chronic illness. [2]
Thomas Story Kirkbride, creator of the Kirkbride Plan. The establishment of state mental hospitals in the U.S. is partly due to reformer Dorothea Dix, who testified to the New Jersey legislature in 1844, vividly describing the state's treatment of lunatics; they were being housed in county jails, private homes, and the basements of public buildings.
The lunatic asylum, insane asylum or mental asylum was an institution where people with mental illness were confined. It was an early precursor of the modern psychiatric hospital . Modern psychiatric hospitals evolved from and eventually replaced the older lunatic asylum.
A Mexican official checks a man's documents as he waits in line. Lamy Robenson pass the time with his phone as he joins hundreds of asylum seekers who wait in line to interview with U.S. customs.
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Arkansas conducts its in-house draw games using a random number generator (RNG); it is believed to be the first US lottery to begin with computerized drawings. Balls and drawing machines are not used by the Lottery, although this "classic" drawing method is used in Arkansas' multi-jurisdictional games (Lucky for Life, Mega Millions, and Powerball.)
96), also known as the Lunatic Paupers or Criminals Act 1808 or Wynn's Act, formed mental health law in England and Wales from 1808 to 1845. Notably, the Asylums Act established public mental asylums in Britain that could be operated by the county government. [ 1 ]
The Lunatic Asylums Repayment of Advances (Ireland) Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict. c. 109) The Lunatic Asylums Superannuations (Ireland) Act 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 99) The Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 118) The Lunatic Asylums (Ireland) Accounts Audit Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c. 97) The Lunacy Regulation (Ireland) Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict ...