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Willowbrook State School was a state-supported institution for children with intellectual disabilities in the Willowbrook neighborhood of Staten Island in New York City, which operated from 1947 until 1987. The school was designed for 4,000, but by 1965 it had a population of 6,000.
Mar 27, 2023 · In recognition of this landmark moment, the Council on Developmental Disabilities has produced a half-hour documentary highlighting the importance of lessons learned, positive change that resulted...
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- NYS Council on Developmental Disabilities
Feb 21, 2020 · Children with developmental disabilities were held under brutal conditions at a notorious New York facility. Decades later, they still face abuse and neglect. The exposure of horrifying conditions...
Jan 5, 2016 · Watch how journalist Geraldo Rivera exposed the horrific conditions of Willowbrook State School, a New York institution for the developmentally disabled, in 1972. His expose sparked a national reform of mental health care.
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Willowbrook: The Last Disgrace. Investigative reporter Geraldo Rivera's exposé documentary of the Willowbrook State School, New York. The exposé revealed gruesome conditions and neglected m...
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- Sarah McConnell
Aug 27, 2014 · "Unforgotten" is a critically acclaimed, award-winning documentary that examines the impact of the horrors of Willowbrook on the survivors and their families, 25 years after Geraldo Rivera's ...
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- FilmRise Documentaries
Jun 15, 2017 · By 1969, Willowbrook, designed with a capacity for 4,000 patients, reached its peak of 6,200. It was the largest mental institution in the United States, and host to some of the country’s most ...
