Georgia's state mental asylum located in Milledgeville, Georgia, now known as the Central State Hospital (CSH), has been the state's largest facility for treatment of mental illness and …

Central State Hospital (CSH), is a maximum secure Forensics facility which provides state of the art multi-disciplinary services including psychiatric evaluation, treatment and recovery services …

Since its founding in 1842, the Central State Hospital Campus (originally known as the Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum) has been one of Milledgeville’s most well-known …

Oct 28, 2025 · MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Three historic buildings at Central State Hospital are getting a second chance at life after facing possible demolition under a 2023 executive order …

Feb 7, 2006 · Founded amid the social reform movements of the nineteenth century and expanded to one of the nation’s largest mental health institutions in the twentieth century, …

Sep 16, 2023 · "Georgia's state mental asylum located in Milledgeville, Georgia, now known as the Central State Hospital (CSH), has been the state's largest facility for treatment of mental …

Central State Hospital was Georgia’s first psychiatric institution, eventually becoming the largest mental hospital in the United States and the second largest in the world.

By the 1960s, the hospital had grown to include 200 buildings encompassed on a 1750-acre campus, serving 12,000 patients, making the institution the largest mental hospital in the world.

In Milledgeville, GA, the crumbling remains of Central State Hospital hide stories from the past. Thousands once lived there, receiving treatments that ranged from helpful to harsh. Today, its …

Apr 28, 2017 · The buildings have sat empty and abandoned ever since. Today, a visit to the former Central State Hospital is an eerie experience.