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In 1865 the Legislature authorized the establishment of The Willard Asylum for the Insane. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Opened in 1869, the asylum offered low-cost custodial care. [ 4 ] The Willard drug treatment center was opened in 1995 on the campus of the former Willard Psychiatric State Hospital, a facility for mental patients.
Three more buildings were added by 1877 when Willard, at 475 acres (1500 patients) was the largest asylum in the United States. [3] Produce from the farm and goods manufactured in the various shops allowed the asylum to be, for the most part, self-sufficient. One need was coal for heating during the cold winters.
Known for his "eccentricities", [2] it was reported that he dunked his mentally ill patients in local ponds. [3] It appears that he was one of the earliest physicians to undertake the treatment of behavioral health problems with immersion in cold water. Dr. Willard's father, Nahum, was a Worcester Loyalist at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
Willard Asylum of the Insane was founded in 1869 in New York and closed in 1995. [19] The institution housed many individuals with mental illnesses, epilepsy, intellectual disabilities, and cognitive delays, often for the rest of the person's life.
Architect Isaac Perry, known for finishing work on the New York State Capitol, was hired to design the main hospital building with "an abundance of light and ventilation" to accommodate 550 patients. [1] In April 1892, the Asylum for Insane Criminals, with 261 patients, was relocated from Auburn to its new site.
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