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30 Μαΐ 2017 · The Austin State School, in Austin, Texas, is a ninety-five-acre residential and training facility for adults with developmental disabilities. It is administered by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.
Records are documents and correspondence of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, dating from 1967 to 1975, directly relating to various state schools, hospitals, regional and community centers for MHMR, state centers for human development and outreach clinics.
10 Ιουν 2020 · In 1915, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 73 to create Austin State School, the first facility specifically for citizens with mental retardation. Two years later, Texas opened the State Colony for the Feeble-minded, which was renamed the Austin State School in 1925.
These records of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (MHMR) include agenda, minutes, memos, correspondence, reports, and contracts. Dates of the records range from 1967 to 1983.
9 Ιουλ 2018 · Austin State School - Farm Colony was established on the campus of Austin State School itself in 1925 by Texas Board of Control and Dr. J. W. Bradfield. (Ref: State Board of Control, 1925). Texas Government along Texas Mental Health Mental Retardation (TX MHMR) had felt a need to place mentally retarded citizens in a separate home away from the ...
At its peak Austin State School had a census of 2,000 and included a working dairy farm. In 1965, the Texas Mental Health and Mentally Challenged Act authorized county mentally challenged centers, with the aim of helping people with mild mental disabilities to live with their families.
5 Αυγ 2020 · The state's first institution for individuals with mental retardation was opened in 1917 and was known as the State Colony for Feebleminded. The name was changed to Austin State School in 1925. By 1992 there were thirteen state schools housing about 7,000 individuals, down from the all-time high of 12,000 in 1974.
