College of William and Mary - Colonial Echo Yearbook (Williamsburg, VA)

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Col lege 84 CQQTD rottcz to prov ide field cxpcr te-tice. 28 EASTERN STATE astern State was that place out by JBT, you know, the mental hospital. The first public hospital for the mentally ill in America, Eastern State was a division of the Virginia Department of Mental Health and was Williamsburg's second larg- est institution, second only to the college. Prior to theo enin ofthe D Q hospital, the mentally ill in Virginia were cared for in their home parishes. ln 1766, Governor Francis Fauquier requested that the General Assembly allocate funds forthe hospital and a bill was passed providing for a 23 room structure to be built on Francis St. Today, as when it first opened, patients are charged according to what they can afford and the public assumes the added expense. This facility is now loca- ted at the former Dunbar Planta- tion and consists of 655 acres with more than 45 buildings. lt serves as a rehabilative as well as a custodial center, assisting almost 2000 patients, ages 6 and over. There were several types of therapy available at Eastern State. ivlileu therapy allowed pa- tients to live as normal a life as possible while in the bounds of the hospital, drug therapy em- ployed the use of tranquilizers and anti- sychotic drugs and P psycho-therapy allowed patients to work out their problems through talks with a therapist. Although the college and Eastern State did not have much in common at first glance, there was a general student awareness of the institution which led to various forms of involvement and participation. Students devoted their time to the patients at Eastern State through academic course work, employment and vol- unteer programs. The Catholic Student Association and Collegiate Civitans were active in these vol- unteer programs as were several sororities and dorms. Both Psy- chology and Sociology classes used Eastern State as the focal point for their research and field work by observing and working with pa- tients as a supplement to class- room experience. Programs in- volved more student volunteers than in recent years and expanded to include work with elderly pa- tients in addition to continuing work with children. Through a counselor program, volunteers from the college visited weekly at the children's ward and helped entertain the youngsters with games and par- ties, especially at holiday times. This counselor program gave stu- dents an opportunity to work approximately 15 hours a week as employees of the hospital with children through age 17, by pro- viding games and recreational opportunities outside their daily routine. A large portion of the counselor's time was de- voted to working with the pa- tients on a one-to-one basis, mainly by becoming a special friend to whom the patient could reach out for companionship. The college community's awareness of Eastern State and the student's commitment to these various programs added to the un- derstanding and acceptance of the residents ofthe hospital. This was one example in which William and Many students showed they could move outside the immediate college community and positively add to the growth and development of a community which could always use their help. Located next to JBT, Eastern State serves the Tidewater region of Virginia.