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In a culmination of a three-part series exploring the intricate relationship between race and mental health, Coming Together Virginia presents its Tuesday Dinner Gathering on May 21 at 6 p.m. at Ginter Park Presbyterian Church. This event features guest speaker Dr. Shawn Utsey, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Mount Vernon Arsenal in Alabama was built by the US Army during the 1820s and active for more than a century but was slammed for forcing manual labour upon its vulnerable patients

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The film — written, directed and produced by Virginia Commonwealth University professor Shawn Utsey — was to be featured in the seventh annual Afrikana Film Festival.

Central State Hospital was founded in Richmond in 1870 as the world’s first mental institution for Black people in a state that had also established the first state mental hospital in the nation at Eastern State in Williamsburg in 1773.

Central State Hospital was founded in Richmond in 1870 as the world’s first mental institution for Black people in a state that had also established the nation's first state mental hospital in 1773.

When the American Psychiatric Association celebrated its 175th anniversary three years ago in San Francisco, it featured photographs of two Virginia mental institutions that contributed to its birth — what

Bill proposes Lakin Hospital closure By Beth Sergent - bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — Lakin Hospital is reportedly one of four state-run nursing facilities which could close if a bill currently making its way through the legislature emerges from committee and is eventually passed. House Bill 2626 proposes Lakin, along with Joe Manchin, Sr. Health Care Center in Fairmont, Hopemont Hospital in Preston County and Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley, would close effective Jan....

Bill proposes Lakin Hospital closure By Beth Sergent - bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com WEST COLUMBIA, W.Va. — Lakin Hospital is reportedly one of four state-run nursing facilities which could close if a bill currently making its way through the legislature emerges from committee and is eventually passed. House Bill 2626 proposes Lakin, along with Joe Manchin, Sr. Health Care Center in Fairmont, Hopemont Hospital in Preston County and Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley, would close effective Jan....