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A letter in the Observer on December 23rd: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,2231733,00.html <snip> "I worked for more than 30 years in the mental health field as a mental welfare officer, a psychiatric social worker and a Jungian analyst. The late Sixties and early Seventies were a halcyon time when there appeared to be many more innovative and creative therapeutic facilities, both statutory and voluntary. Many have now closed for dubious political and financial reasons and with the proposed shutdown of the Henderson hospital in Surrey, a centre specialising in the treatment of personality disorders, it appears this trend is continuing despite the increasing need for such places. <snip> Alan M Talbot http://observer.guardian.co.uk/letters/story/0,,2231733,00.html Have you found a reference? Have a bit of information to share? A meory or experience of the Henderson? Add it to the campaign page: http://www.tc-of.org.uk/wiki/index.php/Henderson_Campaign. As Thomas Edison said while helping to crank the giant generator handle: Many hands make light work. -- Dr. Craig Fees, RMSA Honorary Director, Institute for the History and Work of Therapeutic Environments "A research and study centre of the University of Birmingham Hosted by the Planned Environment Therapy Trust" Planned Environment Therapy Trust Archive and Study Centre Church Lane Toddington near Cheltenham Glos. GL54 5DQ United Kingdom 01242 620125 http://www.ihwte.org.uk