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Waterbury Visit Reveals Vermont State Mental Hospital
A Banner reporter’s two day tour of Vermont’s only state mental hospital details Dr. George Brooks and ward operations at Osgood Three. The piece notes program changes since 1947, a reduced elderly population, a $69 million budget, and community reaction. It highlights drug research, rehabilitation programs, and after care efforts as well as concerns about a nearby proposed maximum security prison.
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Waterbury
Osgood Three
George Brooks
Havas
Brooks
Mental Health Department
Montpelier
Federal Drug Administration
FDA
Citizens’ Council
Irons Rehabilitation Center
State Hospital
Jill Long
Irons
Vermont
George W. Brooks
Vermont State Hospital