Camarillo State Hospital

Camarillo State Hospital, affectionately known as "Cam," officially opened its doors in 1936, during a time when the California State Commission in Lunacy oversaw the treatment and care of those deemed mentally ill. A pioneering research institution in autism and schizophrenia, Cam achieved notoriety as one of two state institutions that accommodated children and as the first state hospital to receive certification for treatment of the developmentally disabled. Although it was an independent body, retaining its own dairy, farm, residences, and even a bowling alley, Cam also developed creative relationships with volunteers, educators, and businesspeople for the betterment of its patients. "Enhancing Innovation Through Independence" became Cam's final ambition and, in the end, its ultimate achievement.

Author: Evelyn S. Taylor, Mary E. Holt
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
Published: 06/03/2019
Pages: 130
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d
ISBN13: 9781540239099
ISBN10: 1540239098
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Medical | History
- Medical | Psychiatry | General

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