History of Mental Health Timeline

By julialane

  • First Psychiatric Hospital in the U.S.

    First Psychiatric Hospital in the U.S.
    The first state hospital for the mentally ill in the United States was revealed to the public in 1773 in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was named "The Eastern Lunatic Asylum."
    Works cited:
    The social work experience: a case-based introduction to social work and social welfare, Pearson, 2023.
    (N.d.). photograph. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/figure/North-view-of-the-Eastern-Lunatic-Asylum-Williamsburg-VA-Lithograph-by-TC_fig1_332482503.

  • Dorothea Lynde Dix's Social Research

    Dorothea Lynde Dix's Social Research
    Dorothea Lynde Dix reported horrendous conditions poor mentally ill people were kept in. This resulted in better treatment for individuals.
    Works cited:
    The social work experience: a case-based introduction to social work and social welfare, Pearson, 2023.
    (N.d.-a). photograph. Retrieved from https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2012/10/dorothea-dix.html.

  • The First Psychiatric Social Worker

    The First Psychiatric Social Worker
    Mary Jarrett, a social worker, was hired at Boston Psychopathic Hospital. Her role as a director of social services in 1913 impacted social work with mental health.
    Works cited:
    The social work experience: a case-based introduction to social work and social welfare, Pearson, 2023.
    (N.d.-a). photograph. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cromwell_Jarrett.

  • Government Expanding Services

    Government Expanding Services
    In 2008, the U.S. government passed the AEA and MHP acts, which expanded insurance coverage to mental health and addiction treatment.
    Works cited:
    The social work experience: a case-based introduction to social work and social welfare, Pearson, 2023.
    (N.d.-a). photograph. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush.