For access to South Australian mental health hospital records, please contact the Records Manager at Glenside Health Services:
Address: PO Box 17, Fullarton SA 5063 or 2 Karrayarta Drive, Glenside SA 5065
Phone: 7087 1000
Email: healthGlensideinformationManagement@sa.gov.au
Website: https://www.calhn.sa.gov.au/contact-us/freedom-of-information
Quote this number to access your records: State Records of South Australia Agency ID GA2606
State Records of South Australia hold a collection of records created by the Parkside Lunatic Asylum, later known as the Parkside Mental Hospital, that contain details about people admitted to the institution and the treatments they received. Some of the record books used by the Parkside Asylum/Hospital were also used by the earlier Colonial Lunatic Asylum and Adelaide Asylum, and some continued to be used by Glenside Mental Hospital into the early 21st century. A full list of records from the Parkside Lunatic Asylum and Parkside Mental Hospital, including links to more details about these records, can by found under the ‘Inventory of Series’ tab at the bottom of the State Records of South Australia catalogue entry linked on this page.
Access to records about the Parkside Lunatic Asylum and Mental Hospital is restricted for up to 100 years to protect personal privacy. People in these records have a right to access information about themselves. For access to restricted records please contact the Glenside Health Services Records Manager. Records older than 100 years are open and can be viewed by any member of the public. For access to open records please contact State Records of South Australia.
The records of the Parkside Lunatic Asylum and Parkside Mental Hospital include: