I worked there as a psychiatric aide for a year in the late 1960s. There were some good, caring people who worked there. And then there were others who were not so much so. It was an interesting experience.
I remember driving by that place on our way to our hunting property as a kid. Always got chills as we drove by and was scared to death while hunting because every time i heard a crackle or pop i couldn't help but think that it was an escapee coming after me.
Thank you William... when I was a child in the 60s and 70s, I too, was told that I was going to be sent to Milledgeville! It's a dark part of our state's past, but as the young lady said, maybe all of it wasn't so dark...
The mention of "history" saddens me because history in today's society wants to be "erased". Mental health is absolutely a part of history, but you can not erase certain parts of history because all history affects us all. And it all involves mental health
The treatment methods described here were brutal, but it should be noted that they were then state-of-the-art and were commonly practiced at facilities across the US and around the world. Many, or really, most of the employees of the hospital over the years were dedicated to the care and ethical treatment of their patients. No doubt, some succumbed to the dehumanizing tendencies present in any large institution where a few have control over many (See Stanford Prison Experiment)
Crazy question but we’re those patients cremated before they were buried? Those are very small plots seems like so it has me curious. I find this place very sad a little scary as well at the thoughts of what went on there. Thanks for sharing 👍👍
It’s been closed for new patients since 2010. However, it’s still technically open as there are three buildings used to treat leave-in patients. They’re no longer accepting new patients and once those leave/pass the hospital will officially be closed
I was a patient there for a while. It was an experience I'll never forget
I worked there as a psychiatric aide for a year in the late 1960s. There were some good, caring people who worked there. And then there were others who were not so much so. It was an interesting experience.
Me and my brother just visited, what kind of experiences did you have?
@@finnmackay9447 were you able to get into the buildings?
I doubt that there was no good caring people at all there’s a reason that this place has a horrible reputation because of the lack of care there
I remember driving by that place on our way to our hunting property as a kid. Always got chills as we drove by and was scared to death while hunting because every time i heard a crackle or pop i couldn't help but think that it was an escapee coming after me.
Thank you William... when I was a child in the 60s and 70s, I too, was told that I was going to be sent to Milledgeville! It's a dark part of our state's past, but as the young lady said, maybe all of it wasn't so dark...
I live in the UK and when I was small and acting up I would always be threatened with being taken away "by the men in white coats".
How can you find information on an individual that was hospitalized at a state facility.
Really cool piece. Very well put together. Currently researching more about the CSH in Milledgeville so this was very helpful. Thanks!
Horrific place my baby brother lived most of his life there autistic rip 😢
My granny Betty Fay Pittman used to work there!
My relative was there .sad at the experiments they did on humans legally. Most who lived around town had no idea what they did to humans .
The mention of "history" saddens me because history in today's society wants to be "erased". Mental health is absolutely a part of history, but you can not erase certain parts of history because all history affects us all. And it all involves mental health
My Great Grandmother die here.Horrible place .If you weren't crazy when you in came into this place you where when you came out .If you came out .
The hospital opened with the purpose of providing high-quality care. It became the victim of its own success and of changing times.
It also became of victim of bad management and government greed, like all mental institutions and government healthcare
Please bring us truth. Thank you.
The treatment methods described here were brutal, but it should be noted that they were then state-of-the-art and were commonly practiced at facilities across the US and around the world. Many, or really, most of the employees of the hospital over the years were dedicated to the care and ethical treatment of their patients. No doubt, some succumbed to the dehumanizing tendencies present in any large institution where a few have control over many (See Stanford Prison Experiment)
Crazy question but we’re those patients cremated before they were buried? Those are very small plots seems like so it has me curious. I find this place very sad a little scary as well at the thoughts of what went on there. Thanks for sharing 👍👍
They were relocated from their original burial ground. A hospital edition was built on the original graveyard
I worked there for sometime it was very interesting
This hospital has been shut down for many many years ???
It’s been closed for new patients since 2010. However, it’s still technically open as there are three buildings used to treat leave-in patients. They’re no longer accepting new patients and once those leave/pass the hospital will officially be closed
I was a patient back in 2007 and I never knew the dark past this place had until now when I was looking up most hunted places in Ga.
@@thesecretnewbie8872 Imagine being the very last patient to inhabit this place, before it closes for good. Would be a very eerie feeling.
But the building is absolutely gorgeous
Wow
I’ve broke in a few times 😭😭😭
My grandma always called it the “looney bin”
I worked in that city. Can't say anything good about them. They all seemed a little deranged to me.
Too sugar coated. 😢
Looks like to me that they were living in a palace
What in the world is in the background of the narrator? Is that the back of a man in a suit? (with no legs & a very oddly shaped head). What IS that?
A ghost!