Mental Health Reform Movement

The Mental Health Reform movement began in the 1830’s and continued to evolve throughout the 19th century. While great strides have been made, in 2017, there exist many issues that still connect to The Mental Health Reform and more reforms and changes are needed. In the year 1874 on Hathorne Hill, where the Salem Witch Trials judge John Hathorne once lived, was where the Danvers State Hospital was built. In the 1870s the Commonwealth of Massachusetts built a psychiatric hospital to house the state’s growing mentally ill population. This building, nicknamed “the castle on the hill” was looked medieval and older than it was because it was made out of local bricks and granite costing $1.5 million to construct. This was surprising to many people …show more content…
The Danvers State Hospital was so successful in curing and helping mentally diseased people to the point that in the 1920s and 1930s they suffered over population. Since there was over population the care started to deteriorate quickly, this led to the downfall of the Danvers State Hospital where is officially closed in …show more content…
Milions and millions of people across the world suffer from some sort of mental illness. At least 1 in 5 people suffer a mentall illness. Also nearly 63 million people in the United States suffer from a mental disorder on a daily basis. Depression, bipolar disorder, suicide and anxiety are the most common forms of mental health issues. The rate of suicide attempts has increased a lot since the 1880s and 1900s. Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in 2017 with nearly more than a million people being affected. In 2017, many people suffer from mental disorders and perform many illegal actions. More shootings and drugs have been introduced into curing mental illnesses. Just recently there has been a legalization of marijuana which has been abused or helpful to citizens in the United