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In this episode, we delve into the shocking history of Bethlem Royal Hospital, infamously known as "Bedlam.” From its beginnings in the 13th century to its transformation over the centuries, Bedlam has witnessed some of the most controversial practices in the treatment of mental illness. Join Kevin Hicks as he explores the history behind one ...

There’s a reason so many horror movies and TV shows are set in abandoned asylums. The Victorian-era asylums, which were intended to treat people struggling with mental illness, were horrifyingly bleak places where patients were treated inhumanely, given old food to eat and even tortured. In an early example of undercover journalism, Nellie ...

How did doctors treat mental disorders back in the 1800s and early 1900s? You might be surprised

Straitjackets. Sedatives. Bars on the windows. In 1900, patients at mental hospitals in the United States faced inhumane treatment, often because doctors could not identify the cause of their melancholy or mania. Officials at psychiatric hospitals in the 1900s, known at the time as lunatic asylums or insane asylums, locked patients up against ...

The Victorian government has announced a $200 million expansion of mental health counsellors in primary schools.

A year on from the landmark royal commission into mental health, suicides in Indigenous communities are at crisis levels.

In a world of personal pain, the parents of Victorian teenager Monte Croke could not save their own son, but they are hoping to save others as they push to raise awareness of gaps in the state’s mental health system and for better treatment services.

ONE Victorian construction worker commits suicide each month, new data reveals, prompting the launch of a program to train tradies in mental health first aid on all worksites.

A Victorian doctor visits a sick girl suffering from a deadly disease.

Victims of workplace bullying and harassment in Victoria who suffer a mental health injury may no longer be able to get compensation. The government is looking for ways to rein in the costs of the debt-riddled WorkCover system.

Psychiatrists in the 19th century began attributing self-harm to a desire to manipulate others.

Enjoying our content? You'll love the Timeline History Channel app! Download now: http://bit.ly/37jAP3b Check out our new website for more incredible history documentaries: HD and ad-free. http://bit.ly/2O6zUsK While the Victorians confronted the challenges of ruling an empire, perhaps the most dangerous environment they faced was in their own ...

Victorian calls to crisis support service Lifeline surged more than 20 per cent during the state’s deadly second wave.

Florence Nightingale was so respected in the field of nursing that she was tapped to consult with the British Army. Learn more about the health reforms that she instituted in this video. #Biography Subscribe for more from HISTORY: http://histv.co/SubscribeHistoryYT Check out exclusive HISTORY content: Website - http://www.history.com?cmpid ...

Britain's High Dependency Psych Ward (Prison Documentary) | Real Stories Since its foundation 150 years ago, Broadmoor Hospital has fascinated the public and the media, but there are many misconceptions about what it does and the patients it is responsible for. Now for the first time it has opened its doors to a TV camera crew, giving ...

The Aboriginal Mental Health Traineeship is a workforce program supported by the Balit Marrup Unit. Hear from two recent graduates about the impact their participation in the program is having.

Regional youth facing mental health struggles continue to fall through the cracks, as pleas for funding by an award-winning mental health resource centre are ignored by government.

“In my time, women usually had their life stories written for them. But I didn’t like the story I was given, so I wrote a new one.” That’s Nellie Bly, the pen name of Elizabeth Cochrane. The story she wrote—in a newspaper in 1887, and, figuratively, of her life—would change the course of journalism in America. Read more: https://www ...

The American medical profession was largely unregulated and dangerous prior to the discovery of the germ in the 19th century. Sanitation was unsophisticated, corpses were handled near live patients, and some doctors wore bloody aprons as badges of honor. However, the discovery of germs revolutionized medicine, transforming it into the ...

Kathryn Hughes explores the role of women in middle class Victorian society. Highlighting the conflicted and restrained behaviour expected of women between being learned but not too intelligent, beautiful but not sexual, Kathryn reveals the expectations on 19th-century women. She also explains how women such as Florence Nightingale and ...

Is mental illness the result of a physical malfunction of the body or is it purely in the mind? This is the question that doctors asked after they discovered the nervous system.

Practically every book, movie, and TV show made in the last century that references the Victorian era romanticizes the time period. Beautiful gowns, lavish homes, and passionate romance are staples of the now bygone time. But in much of the media we consume about the seemingly sophisticated Victorians, no one talks about where they got their ...

Explore crime and punishment in Victorian times. Find out more with this year 5/6 primary history guide from BBC Bitesize.

Every year in Australia, there are cases where people suffering from extreme mental illness kill other people, or commit serious acts of violence, after failing to get the mental health treatment they need. Their families carry an unimaginable burden. For decades, work has been done to remove the stigma around mental illness, but the ...

For over 146 years Broadmoor hospital has gained a reputation as the last stop for some of the UK’s most dangerous criminals. It was thought of as the place where mentally unstable offenders would be incarcerated for the rest of their lives – until a recent and radical change. Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: http ...

From the telephone to Charles' Darwin's concept of evolution - there were many historic ideas and inventions during Queen Victoria's reign.

What home life was like for rich and poor in Victorian society

A new report has revealed the desperate state of buildings that house Victoria’s Aboriginal Health Clinics. The state’s independent advisory body – infrastructure Victoria – has joined forced with the peak body for Indigenous health services. They are using the government to inject much needed funding to make up for what they say has ...

This film describes and demonstrates four types of schizophrenia. Filmed at various New York institutions, it shows patients singly and grouped in large, outside recreational areas. Some patients are blindfolded. Symptoms shown include: social apathy, delusions, hallucinations, hebephrenic reactions, cerea flexibilitas, rigidity, motor ...

The Victorian Era was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign from 1837 to 1901. It was a period that was shaped by strong religious drives in England and its colonies for higher moral standards. There were a lot of progressive ideas during the Victorian Era, but due to the emphasis on morality and the dramatic changes it caused, the era also ...

Good health means being well in mind, body, spirit and culture, and for Aboriginal health to prosper, it must be in Aboriginal hands. For NAIDOC Week, we caught up with the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service and their community to talk about the impact of culturally safe healthcare and the “Strengthening life-long Aboriginal health and ...

The dawn of the 20th century and the reign of a new King ushered in an era of fresh inventions and innovations that transformed the way we lived. Electricity, refrigeration and a whole host of different materials promised to make life at home brighter, easier and more convenient. But a lack of understanding of the potential hazards meant that ...

Many Psychiatric Hospitals were set up in 1800’s, especially in the United States.. at the same time you had migration from Eastern Europe and Tartaria and the Orphan Train movement happening. The Mental Asylums or Insane Asylums housed over 150,000 patients in the United States alone, but there were also many over Europe… 📕 Mysterious ...

Famous deadly diseases have had some pretty major impacts on human history—some changing the course of human life forever. In today's episode of SciShow, Stefan Chin shows you 6 diseases that shaped human history, and changed life as we know it today! Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe ...

Sharon says her former husband ended his six-and-a-half-year struggle with mental illness when he couldn't get the treatment he needed due to a lack of available beds.

Learn the real stories behind "prude" Victorians, the history of the vibrator, and why Victorians never smiled in photos. Host Justin Dodd (@juddtoday) breaks down some common myths and misconceptions about the Victorian Era Website: http://www.mentalfloss.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mental_floss Facebook: https://facebook.com ...

Peter Bellion is a retired Detective Sergeant in the Victoria Police Major Collision Investigation Unit and a chronic post-traumatic stress disorder survivor. During a decorated career in the force, Peter attended and investigated more than 2000 roadside fatalities across the state before he was diagnosed with chronic PTSD. He now is a ...

A report on the dire health of the working poor in some 19th century cities.

Child convicts of Australia - Chapter 4 of 6 - Health From 1788, for 80 years, convicts were transported from Britain to New South Wales. These included children as young as nine years of age. What was life like for these children who had been sent to the other side of the world for crimes like petty theft? All convicts, including children were ...

Personal hygiene in the 1700s was heavily maintained through a complicated balance of practicality, religious belief, and social position. Men and women living in colonial America washed their bodies and clothes with varying degrees of regularity, often falling victim to disease and disorder as a result. Despite the differing attributes of the ...

Aware Lecture: July 13th 2016 Title: “The History of Mental Healthcare in the early 20th Century” Speaker: Dr Lisa Butterly, Historian and Patient Advocate. Summary: The topics covered range from transport links with mental health institutions to the role of local and national government in mental healthcare in a time of war and revolution.

Broadmoor is Britain's most notorious hospital prison for the criminally insane, whose infamous inmates have included Ronnie Kray and 'Yorkshire Ripper' Peter Sutcliffe. Currently Broadmoor houses 400 of the most difficult, disturbed and dangerous people in Britain. With material from inside the hospital, this film offers a unique insight into ...

Angela became reclusive after suffering from severe depression and anxiety. She was reticent about her feelings around others and did not seek help. However, her life changed when she connected with the psychiatrist at the Mental Health and Wellbeing Local in Brimbank. Angela then met Tam, who she worked with to address her feelings of ...

Archeologist David Whitley suggests that the strengths and weaknesses of humans are deeply intertwined and inter-dependent. He shares his journey, taking us back 40,000 years, to discover the origin of human artistic genius. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to ...

The Victorian period has often been called the beginning of the modern world, but these huge leaps forward could only be made on the back of staggering inequality. Discover what life was really like in Victorian times. Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world-renowned ...

Since the age of 15, Amy has experienced different mental health challenges. When in year 12 this escalated to thoughts about taking her own life, she started getting the treatment she needed to manage her depression and anxiety. Starting at university was a turning point for Amy, where she began to establish her identity, found supportive ...

Through the lens of individuals grappling with financial hardship, we uncover the profound toll poverty exacts on mental well-being. From the constant stress of making ends meet to the lack of access to healthcare, poverty exacerbates existing mental health challenges and can create new ones. Read More: https://www.vpm.org/news/2024-02-26 ...

Errol began to feel lonely and isolated after moving back to his childhood town of Wangaratta. Errol’s experiences were unfortunately worsened by serious health issues, leaving him unable to work and engage in activities he normally would. Errol’s GP noticed the physical health problems were also affecting Errol’s mental health. Errol was ...

Local Connections supports adults 26 or older experiencing social isolation or loneliness to build strong social connections, with the help of a link worker. All support is free and confidential, and you do not need a Medicare card or referral from your GP. Social prescribing, the foundation of Local Connections, recognises that good mental ...