CALLAN PARK: 'THE JEWEL OF THE WEST': A HISTORY OF CALLAN PARK MENTAL HOSPITAL AND ESTATE VOLUME ONE 1744-1961

This book is a record of events that happened at Callan Park before 1960. It is a journey of discovery that uncovers facts and manoeuvring not published before. In time dramatic changes did happen; there was a paradigm shift from mothering to encouraging independence. The government’s predominant focus, through its bureaucrats, was on costs, structure, and process. Others had different ideas. The change came through a handful of unlikely people; a female psychiatrist and her friends, two yo...