Illinois State Hospital for the Insane.

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The Illinois State Hospital for the Insane was established (1847) and its first patient admitted at Jacksonville on November 3, 1851. As additional hospitals were established, the state was divided into districts with the Jacksonville facility, renamed the Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane assuming responsibility for central Illinois patients. When administrative control of all state charitable institutions transferred to the Board of Administration (1909), the hospital name changed to Jacksonville State Hospital. Under the Civil Administrative Code of 1917, hospital jurisdiction transferred to the Dept. of Public Welfare. The Dept. of Mental Health assummed responsibility for the facility (1961), expanding hospital duties to include treatment for the developmentally disabled (1974). As a reflection of this change, the institutional name became the Jacksonville Mental Health and Developmental Center (1975-).

From the description of Admission book, 1870-1905. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 36677734

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correspondedWith Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane corporateBody
associatedWith United States. American Freedmen's Inquiry Commission. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Illinois
Illinois--Jacksonville
Jacksonville (Ill.)
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State hospitals
Mental health facilities
Patients
People with mental disabilities
Psychiatric hospital patients
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Active 1870

Active 1905

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