Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene
The Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1908 by Clifford Beers with a small group of followers and the assistance of Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes. Beers, a Yale graduate who had been a patient in public and private mental hospitals in Connecticut for three years, sought to correct the abuses he encountered. Beers published "A Mind That Found Itself," an autobiographical account of his illness and treatment. The organization was at the forefront of a mental health movement to revolutionize the treatment of the mentally ill. The Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene is the predecessor organization of the Mental Health Association of Connecticut, Inc.
From the guide to the Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene records, 1908-1958, (Manuscripts and Archives)
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| referencedIn | Mellor, Ruth. Papers 1921-1970 bulk 1928-1930. | Smith College, Neilson Library | |
| creatorOf | Connecticut Society for Mental Hygiene records, 1908-1958 | Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives | |
| referencedIn | Sheldon Glueck papers | Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 | |
| referencedIn | Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic (New Haven, Conn.). Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic records, 1902-1980 (bulk 1910-1918). | New Haven Colony Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Beers, Clifford Whittingham, 1876-1943 | person |
| associatedWith | Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic (New Haven, Conn.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Glueck, Sheldon, 1896- | person |
| associatedWith | Mellor, Ruth. | person |
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| Mental health services |
| Mentally ill |
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