'Stories of Asylum From WW1'
Hello Reader, we are so excited to announce this!
'Stories of Asylum From WW1'
Uncovering stories from the Borough of Portsmouth Mental Hospital & researching the impact of World War 1 on mental health care 1914-18.
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Get Inspired
We Open Our Online Exhibition Today!
We invite you to enter our exciting online display, look around and be inspired by the history of mental health care in Portsmouth during World War One.
Funded by the Heritage Lottery, our research is about finding stories. Our group of research volunteers have looked at original patient records and hospital reports from the Borough of Portsmouth Lunatic Asylum. We have explored books, newspaper articles and other research linked to Portsmouth and the Hampshire area. We have made links with other local projects looking at life during that period, and remembering the sacrifices made by many during the Great War. Our stories are about individual patients or staff, changing attitudes towards mental health care, differences between private and pauper patients, or specific things such as when the hospital was requisitioned by the American Armed Forces.
The stories we found illustrate the social history and context of that period, and the lives and experiences of ordinary people. Through this project we aim to raise awareness generally about the social history of mental health care, to help reduce stigma and discrimination now
Access Historical Records, Photos, Stories, Literature
Get Inspired
Inspired Art from 'Stories of Asylum'
LIVE Zoom Sessions Weds 7-8pm (UK) 9/6, 16/6, 23/6, 30/6
We would like to invite you to be inspired by our research and create art for our live showcase event! Meet like-minded creative people and get inspired by the real stories!
Theatre Inspired from Stories of Asylum
LIVE Zoom Sessions Sat 12:30-2pm (UK) 19/6, 26/6, 3/7, 10/7
We would like to invite you to be inspired by our research and be part of an online performance in our Stories of Asylum During WW1 showcase event!
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