Description
Located in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C., St. Elizabeths was the first federal facility for mental illness treatment. Opened in 1855, the hospital was founded to care for the mentally ill in the Army and the Navy, and also for indigent residents of D.C. For over 150 years, it was hospital, home, and village for thousands of patients and staff. This talk will be rich with photographs and will explore all aspects of life at St. Elizabeths — from its beginnings to its recent transition into the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
