The Strathmont Centre opened at Oakden in 1971. It was a government run facility for the accommodation and training of people with intellectual disabilities, including children and young people. Children from Glenside Hospital were transferred to the Strathmont Centre when it opened. Estcourt House became a part of the Strathmont Centre from 1978 to 1981….
The Hillcrest Hospital was the new name given to the Northfield Mental Hospital in 1964. Run by the government it provided mental health services for inpatients, outpatients and day patients including children, some of whom were State children. In 1979-82 patients from Enfield Hospital were transferred to Hillcrest. The Hillcrest Hospital closed in 1994. The…
The Northfield Mental Hospital was opened by the government in 1929 at Northfield. It was opened to relieve overcrowding at the Parkside Lunatic Asylum and also accommodated State children with intellectual disabilities. In 1964 the Northfield Mental Hospital was renamed Hillcrest Hospital. The Northfield Mental Hospital was opened by the government in 1929 at Northfield….
The Enfield Hospital was the new name given to the Enfield Receiving House in 1963. It continued to operate as a Receiving Home for people with mental health problems and people with intellectual disabilities, including children. State-children with intellectual disabilities continued to be sent to Enfield Hospital. On 1st July, 1979, Enfield Hospital was incorporated…
The Enfield Receiving House was opened by the government in 1922 at Enfield. It was used for the observation and temporary treatment of patients who were not certified and sent to the mental hospital. It also admitted voluntary psychiatric patients. Children with intellectual disabilities, including State-children, were placed at the Receiving House, often in wards…
Glenside Hospital was the new name given to the Parkside Mental Hospital from 1967. Run by the government, the Hospital housed people suffering from mental illness and with intellectual disabilities including some children. In the 1970s some children from Glenside were transferred to the Strathmont Centre and Lochiel Park Boys Training Centre. In 2004 the…
The Parkside Mental Hospital was the new name given to the Parkside Lunatic Asylum in 1913. Run by the government, the Hospital housed people suffering from mental illness and with intellectual disabilities and medical conditions like epilepsy, including some children. In 1940 several children from Minda Home were transferred to the Hospital. Children with intellectual…
The Parkside Lunatic Asylum was opened by the government in 1870 and 50 male patients were moved from the Adelaide Lunatic Asylum to Parkside. In 1873, 70 men and 50 women resided at the Asylum. By the 1880s men, women and children were being housed there. Some children from the Asylum were moved to the…
The Adelaide Lunatic Asylum was opened by the government on North Terrace Adelaide in 1852. It replaced the temporary Colonial Lunatic Asylum at Parkside as an institution for the accommodation of people suffering from mental illness. People with intellectual disabilities, including children, were incarcerated at the Asylum. In 1898 some children from the Asylum were…
The Sturt Assessment Unit was a new purpose-built facility built on the site of the former Sturt Community Unit at Sturt in 1995. Run by the government, it provided short term accommodation for State children aged between eight to upper teens. The Sturt Assessment Unit was operating in 2008. The Sturt Assessment Unit was a…
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