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.

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instanceOf 19th-century institution
mental health institution
psychiatric hospital
admissionType court-ordered confinement
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
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
surface form: United States
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
one of Illinois’s earliest public facilities for mental health care
jurisdiction Illinois NERFINISHED
legalStatusOfPatients persons adjudged insane under Illinois law
locatedIn Illinois
Jacksonville, Illinois NERFINISHED
Morgan County, Illinois NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
operatedBy State of Illinois NERFINISHED
ownedBy State of Illinois NERFINISHED
patientPopulation adults with mental illness
individuals deemed insane under 19th-century law
primaryFunction confinement of people with mental illness
treatment of people with mental illness
publicAccess no (patients and staff only)
purpose to provide state-supported care for people with mental illness
to remove mentally ill individuals from county jails and poorhouses
regulatoryStatus state institution
sector public health
serviceType inpatient psychiatric care
state Illinois
status historic
no longer operating as originally established
treats mental illness
psychiatric disorders

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Jacksonville, Illinois hasHistoricInstitution Illinois State Hospital for the Insane (historic)