• Organisation

Beechworth Mental Hospital

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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

Locations

  • 1867 - c.1995

    Beechworth Mental Hospital was located off Albert Road, Beechworth (Building Still standing)

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