Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic)
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The Illinois State Hospital for the Insane was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in Jacksonville, Illinois, that served as one of the state’s earliest public facilities for the treatment and confinement of people with mental illness.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Illinois State Hospital for the Insane | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century institution
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mental health institution ⓘ psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| admissionType |
court-ordered confinement
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involuntary commitment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Illinois State Hospital for the Insane at Jacksonville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architectureUse | purpose-built institutional complex for psychiatric care ⓘ |
| buildingUse | institutional ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century psychiatric hospitals in the United States
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defunct hospitals in Illinois ⓘ psychiatric hospitals in Illinois ⓘ |
| city | Jacksonville, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | 19th-century mental health reform movement in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| establishedBy | State of Illinois legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Illinois state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFocus | long-term institutionalization of patients ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of state-run psychiatric institution in Illinois
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one of Illinois’s earliest public facilities for mental health care ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfPatients | persons adjudged insane under Illinois law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
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Jacksonville, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| operatedBy | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patientPopulation |
adults with mental illness
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individuals deemed insane under 19th-century law ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
confinement of people with mental illness
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treatment of people with mental illness ⓘ |
| publicAccess | no (patients and staff only) ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide state-supported care for people with mental illness
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to remove mentally ill individuals from county jails and poorhouses ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | state institution ⓘ |
| sector | public health ⓘ |
| serviceType | inpatient psychiatric care ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| status |
historic
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no longer operating as originally established ⓘ |
| treats |
mental illness
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psychiatric disorders ⓘ |
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Jacksonville, Illinois
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Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic)
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