Some patients came for just a few weeks or months, some lived out their lives at the Asylum. When one looks at the places that the patients came from, through just the years 1836 to 1900, you can see that along with Vermonters, there were people from many places, ethnic backgrounds and all levels of society. There were rich and poor, educated and uneducated, Americans and non-Americans.
As of 2005,
Several years ago, in changing with the times and the needs, Linden Lodge, a nursing home run by the Retreat for many years, was closed. The new vision of the Retreat is more in times with health care today. Although, still offering services for the mentally ill, they also treat, both as in and out patient, drug and alcohol addiction. They run an on campus school for children and young adults who are unable for various reasons to attend public schools. Through the years they have had many other programs such as rehabilitation for those who have been unable to live in society. One of their visions in the past few years is to offer assisted living housing. This has yet to happen.
is still located at
If anyone is interested in reading
more about the history of the
book “Burials and Deaths at
The Retreat is now and
always was a private non profit organization.
It now works along with the Vermont Department of Health, but is not a
part of it or the State of
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