“Our goal is to tell the story of the people who lived and worked in the hospital,” Dysart said during a tour of the museum. “And, also, to raise the issues of mental illness. There is no one in the world who hasn’t been touched by mental illness or doesn’t know someone who has been touched by it.”
This story tells the history of the Oregon State Hospital and the people who went through the doors. I like this comment on page two; “”In the world of mental health, there is the stigma and the shame, which is so sad,” Dennie Brooks said. “Because we now know more than ever.” How true of Willow Court and any other system in Australia for that matter. We could well look back and think the same in twenty years time. There is an opening and opportunity for Willow Court to tell it’s story and allow people to make up their own minds about our past practices and the full social history.
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So sad.