The Beechworth Mental Hospital was opened by the Victorian Government at Beechworth in 1867. It was initially known as the Beechworth Asylum, then from 1905 to 1934 as the Beechworth Hospital for Insane, then Beechworth Mental Hospital until 1967, and finally as Mayday Hills Mental Hospital & Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital until its closure around 1996. The Beechworth Mental Hospital was primarily a hospital for short and long-term adult patients with mental illness and intellectual disabilities, however it is known to have also housed children and young people. Many young people at Beechworth were transferred there from other Victorian Mental Hospitals such as Kew Children’s Cottages and Janefield, some were admitted by family members, and some were admitted by the Child Welfare Department. Some of these children were admitted to the main hospital, and others were admitted to the Beechworth Training Centre, which opened in 1964 as a centre for people with intellectual disabilities. The hospital closed around 1996.
From
1867
To
c.1996
Alternative Names
Beechworth Asylum
Beechworth Hospital for Insane
Beechworth Training Centre
Mayday Hills Mental Hospital
Mayday Hills Psychiatric Hospital
1867 - c.1995
Beechworth Mental Hospital was located off Albert Road, Beechworth (Building Still standing)