Improving lives.
Keeping history alive.
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Friends supports events and activities that contribute to increased public knowledge, awareness, and appreciation of Central State Hospital’s origin in 1870.
We advocate for appropriate state funding and promote fundraising events in support of the Hospital's current mission, services, staffing, and future contributions to citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Recent News:
Exhibit to open at Petersburg Public Library on September 17, 2024 at 3 pm. Read more.
Friends of CSH Board members visit Petersburg's McKinney Library. Read more.
American Psychiatric Association Exhibits Central State Hospital's history. Read more.
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Featured Resource:
The Central State Hospital
Digital Library & Archives Project
The collection contains over 100 years of records related to the historic institution; these are the most complete archival records of blacks and mental illness in the United States. Items include board minutes, annual reports, procedural manuals, financial reports, patient registers, photos, newsletters, and monographs. Read more.
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