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Displaying 23 Finding Aids
Title
- Office of Mental Health patient case files
Series Number
- 14231
Summary
- This series consists of the official forms and administrative data documenting the admission, legal status, assessment, treatment planning, treatment, and discharge of patients in the state's mental health facilities. Records include admission, death, and discharge records; patient photographs; census statistics; and autopsy reports of patients in facilities across the state.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Restricted permanently in accordance with Section 33.13 of the Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Allocation of funds and local services management records
Series Number
- 14284
Summary
- This series documents plans concerning the allocation of state resources to local providers of mental health services throughout New York State. These records include county plans, correspondence with state departments and county agencies, reports, and budgets pertaining to individual institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Map and architectural drawings of the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane
Series Number
- B1413
Summary
- This series consists of a site map and 11 architectural drawings of details of the Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane at Poughkeepsie, New York. The working drawings which include full scale details of windows were apparently drawn by Frederick Clarke Withers of Vaux Withers & Co. of New York City. The map is a contour map of the hospital building site.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Closed to research due to fragility pending completion of conservation treatment.
Usage Restrictions
- Items may not be reproduced through scanning or copying.
Title
- New York State Office of Mental Health administrative reports and seven-day leave reports for state psychiatric centers
Series Number
- B1366
Summary
- This series consists of computer printouts which tabulate an inpatient census for the statewide network of psychiatric centers. There are two reports for each facility: the daily inpatient census that summarizes the number and type of patient on wards; and on-ward and on-leave census with patient information according to the type of unit or service.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of Mental Health master patient index cards
Series Number
- B2915
Summary
- The cards in this series serve as an index to patient admission and discharge registers. Data on the cards includes name, address, next of kin, facility, case number (the facility assigns a patient identification number to the patient), and state identification number (assigned by the Office of Mental Health and is one number per individual regardless of where the individual is receiving treatment). Both the Office of Mental Health (OMH) and individual facilities maintain sets of these index cards. The OMH set of cards includes master numbers for patients admitted to private psychiatric facilities through circa 1980 and the patient numbers for all facilities at which a client received treatment.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Office of Mental Health research studies
Series Number
- 11963
Summary
- This series documents research projects in areas pertaining to mental health and policy. One copy of each resesarch report is kept.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Mental Health patient admission, discharge, and parole registers
Series Number
- 20279
Summary
- These registers were created by mental health facilities to document patient admissions and discharges. The registers typically provide patient name, nativity, date of admission or discharge, date of birth, chronological number, race, and religion. Other information varies but occasionally includes occupation, education, names and addresses of relatives, legal and civil status, and comments.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Office of Mental Health photographic material
Series Number
- B1974
Summary
- These undated black-and-white photographs and negatives depict Long Island state mental hospital facilities, buildings, staff, and patients. The hospitals shown are Pilgrim State Hospital, Central Islip State Hospital, and Kings Park State Hospital.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Photographs and negatives depicting patients are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Office of Mental Health archived websites
Series Number
- B2138
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites maintained by the New York State Office of Mental Health.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Project Liberty files
Series Number
- B2918
Summary
- This series consists of administrative and publicity materials of the New York State Office of Mental Health's Project Liberty. Project Liberty provided free crisis counseling, education, and referral services to New Yorkers affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Any mention of client names is restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Office of Mental Health Bureau of Management Services formal communications records
Series Number
- B2529
Summary
- This series consists of communication records in the form of reports, policies and procedures, and guidelines for staff of the Office of Mental Health. These documents provide guidance on operating facilities, coordinating health care, maintaining accounts, and various reporting requirements.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Office of Mental Health program planning and evaluation files
Series Number
- B2532
Summary
- This series contains studies and analyses of all facility programs with recommendations, studies of process of service delivery, and outcome of treatment intervention. It includes records on: program planning, program surveying and audits of effectiveness, and plans for correction. Included are records on local government mental health plans as well as client intake and discharge forms for the Task Force on Integrated Programs.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Willard Psychiatric Center burial and interment records
Series Number
- B1760
Summary
- This series consists of burial registers, cemetery plot maps, and administrative files and reports relating to the maintenance, operation, and administration of the Willard Psychiatric Center cemetery. More than 5,000 patients are buried in the Willard Psychiatric Center (formerly the Willard Asylum for the Insane) cemetery which included Jewish, Protestant, Catholic, and Civil War veteran sections. Burial registers include name; age; nativity; death and burial dates; and plot locations. Soldier's ranks, companies, and regiments are noted.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Office of Mental Health patient case files on microfilm
Series Number
- B2888
Summary
- This series consists of microfilm copies of documents pertaining to the admission, legal status, assessment, treatment planning, treatment, and discharge of patients receiving care at Office of Mental Health psychiatric facilities.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Professional papers of Annette R. Brown
Series Number
- B2453
Summary
- Annette R. Brown served as Director of Education at Rockland State Hospital from 1956-1968, and then as Associate Program Analyst at the central office of the New York State Office of Mental Health from 1968-1980. These records, which include photographs, correspondence, and speeches, document Annette Brown's career at the Office of Mental Health. Records pertaining to the Survey of Patient Characteristics undertaken by the Office of Mental Health (published in 1985) are also included.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Mental Health subject files
Series Number
- B1973
Summary
- This series, consisting of subject files from several sources within the Department of Mental Hygiene, was assembled by author Leo Polaski. The files relate to various topics and pertain to the mental health facilities of Kings Park State Hospital, Pilgrim State Hospital, and Central Islip State Hospital. Types of records include newspaper clippings, circular letters, nursing school yearbooks, articles, reports, and manuals.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Some boxes are restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- Office of Mental Health facility administrative records
Series Number
- B2810
Summary
- This series consists of records that document the administrative work of Office of Mental Health facilities. Included are laboratory and administrative subject files of the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in Orangeburg, which investigates the causes, treatment, prevention, and rehabilitation of severe and persistent mental illnesses. Records include correspondence, reports, project proposals, administrative records, and budget documents.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Portions of series restricted in accordance with Section 33.13, Mental Hygiene Law, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access permitted under certain conditions upon application to and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
Title
- New York State Office of Mental Health direction and supervision of program records
Series Number
- B2435
Summary
- This series documents long range plans; the development of policy for department programs; and the direction, control, and supervision of these programs. Records include budgets, reports, correspondence, memorandums, and long-term plans. Records that provide identifiable information regarding clients are excluded.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Manhattan State Hospital patient census records
Series Number
- B2837
Summary
- This series consists of statistical data documenting numbers of patients present, admitted on parole or leave, escaped, and died. Statistics are categorized by male and female. Some average populations are given by month. No patients are identified by name.
Creator
- Manhattan State Hospital
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
- New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- C/S/X Oral History Project materials
Series Number
- B1723
Summary
- This series contains audio recordings and paper and electronic transcripts of interviews documenting the life histories of approximately eighty people who had received mental health treatment in state psychiatric centers, the psychiatric wards of general hospitals, or private psychiatric facilities. The interviewees discuss their formative years, relationships with family and friends, educational and employment history, psychiatric hospitalization, perceptions of the mental health care system, and future goals.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Mental Health
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in accordance with Mental Hygiene Law, Section 33.13, relating to confidentiality of clinical records. Access is permitted under certain conditions upon approval by the Office of Mental Health.