It was a word of fear and mystery, a word that classified ‘funny' people." Parents routinely admonished misbehaving children with the threat, "I'm going to send you to Milledgeville!" Georgia novelist Terry Kay recalls that as a boy in the 1940s, "it was one of the few words with great power. But throughout Georgia, it was known solely by the name of the neighboring town: Milledgeville. A century after it opened, 200 buildings sprawled over 2,000 acres and housed up to 13,000 patients at what was then called Central State Hospital. B., and the institution grew into the largest insane asylum in the world. He died of "maniacal exhaustion" before the next summer. of Bibb County, arrived in December 1842. In 1837, Georgia lawmakers authorized a "Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum."įive years later, the facility opened as the Georgia Lunatic Asylum on the outskirts of the cotton-rich town that served as the antebellum state capital. 2,000-acres still echo with the memory of the patients who were treated-and mistreated-at Georgia's state asylum. The Milledgeville property is now mostly empty and falling into decay. Reliance on any information made available to you by and through the Site Offerings is solely at your own risk.Asylum: Inside Central State Hospital, once the world's largest mental institution The Site Offerings are not a substitute for consultation with your healthcare provider or substance abuse professional. The Site Offerings do not constitute mental health, psychiatric and/or addiction-related treatment and/or diagnosis. does not recommend or endorse specific facilities or any other medical or addiction-related information that may be made available by and through the Site Offerings. Calling one of the sponsored telephone ads listed on our site will route your call to one of our third-party treatment center partners. is not affiliated with any of the mental health facilities located near you. is not a mental health, psychiatric and/or substance abuse treatment services organization. For additional treatment options or to speak to a specific treatment center, you can visit SAMHSA at: The Florida Department of Children and Families can provide additional treatment options and can be reached at: provides informational services only. If you are experiencing severe emotional distress and/or suicidal thoughts, please seek all available help immediately, including contacting the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 and/or visiting their website at. When you call any number that is not associated with a specific treatment facility listing where a "treatment specialist" is mentioned, or any number that is marked with "i", "Ad", "Sponsored Ad" or "Who answers", you will be calling one of our advertisers. List of mental health facilities in Georgia Additional services offered by Advantage Behavioral Health Systems Elbert County Mental Health Center consist of intensive case management, court-ordered outpatient treatment and housing services.īrowse Mental Health Centers in Georgia by City or County: Advantage Behavioral Health Systems Elbert County Mental Health Center also supports people requiring dual diagnosis treatment, children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance and people with serious mental illness. Advantage Behavioral Health Systems Elbert County Mental Health Center provides group therapy, individual psychotherapy and couples/family therapy to seniors 65 or older, children / adolescents and adults. Advantage Behavioral Health Systems Elbert County Mental Health Center provides telemedicine/telehealth and outpatient treatment. Advantage Behavioral Health Systems Elbert County Mental Health Center - Elberton, GAĪdvantage Behavioral Health Systems Elbert County Mental Health Center is a mental health facility in Elberton, GA, located at 50 Chestnut Street, 30635 zip code area.
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