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Suitcases in the Attic
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June 19, 2018
When Willard Psychiatric Center in rural New York closed in 1995, more than 400 patients’ suitcases were discovered in an abandoned attic. This presentation uses photos of suitcase contents, the suitcase owners, and material from hospital records to depict the lives of some of the suitcase owners in all their complexity and individuality. The suitcases’ contents -letters, diaries, photographs, personal mementos - speak to aspirations and accomplishments, and also to loss and isolation. The experiences of the suitcase owners raise questions about the history of psychiatry and the state of public mental health services today.