Central Mental Hospital

Central Mental Hospital
Central Mental Hospital
	Front entrance and high stone walls of the Central Mental Hospital
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	Shown in Dublin
Geography
Location	14 Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Republic of Ireland
Coordinates	53°18′00″N 6°14′31″W / 53.300°N 6.242°WCoordinates: 53°18′00″N 6°14′31″W / 53.300°N 6.242°W
Organisation
Funding	Government hospital
Type	Specialist
Religious affiliation	Non-denominational
Services
Beds	84
Speciality	Secure psychiatric hospital
History
Opened	1850 (old facility); 2020 (new facility)

Irish-language name on the wall outside the CMH

The Central Mental Hospital (Irish: An Príomh-Oispidéal Meabhar-Ghalar) is a mental health facility housing forensic patients in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland. The hospital, along with a community day centre for outpatients at Usher's Island, forms part of the National Forensic Mental Health Service.

History[]

Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum for Ireland, 1850

The hospital, which was established as the first secure hospital in Europe, opened as the Central Criminal Lunatic Asylum for Ireland in 1850. This was an early move of an ideological initiative throughout the United Kingdom and its colonies which included the building of the infamous Broadmoor Hospital in England.^[1] The site was originally chosen to be soothing to mental health patients and was intentionally not linked to any particular prison service to maintain the distinction between criminality and illness.^[2]

The Health Service Executive announced in February 2012 that the hospital would locate to the former site of the old St. Ita's Hospital in Portrane.^[3] The construction works, which are being undertaken by Rhatigan OHL at a cost of €140 million, are expected to be completed in late 2019.^[4]

Services[]

The hospital provides treatment in high, low, and medium-security conditions. Patients are referred by the courts, the prisons and local hospitals for both assessment and residential treatment. The site is fully accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists for training purposes and provides intensive psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation. However, demand is greater than supply.^[2] The central hospital itself contains 84 patient beds.^[5]

References[]

^ History Central Mental Hospital Carers, a group of patient relatives
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Hospital or Prison? What Future for the Central Mental Hospital? Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine workingnotes.ie
^ "Central Mental Hospital to be moved to north Dublin". The Journal. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ "New €140m mental health facility 'is in budget and is on time'". The Independent. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ National Forensic Mental Health Service Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Central Mental Hospital website

[cmh-1] History Central Mental Hospital Carers, a group of patient relatives

[wnotes-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Hospital or Prison? What Future for the Central Mental Hospital? Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine workingnotes.ie

[3] "Central Mental Hospital to be moved to north Dublin". The Journal. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[4] "New €140m mental health facility 'is in budget and is on time'". The Independent. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[5] National Forensic Mental Health Service Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Central Mental Hospital website

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Central Mental Hospital

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History[]

Services[]

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