- Willowbrook State School - Wikipedia
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
- The Closing of Willowbrook - Disability Justice
Willowbrook was a complex of buildings on Staten Island housing children and adults with developmental disabilities At its highest population, in 1969, 6,200 residents were living in buildings meant to house 4,000
- These photos exposed the horrors of Willowbrook State School . . . - silive
This story is part of a series about Willowbrook State School, which became a national symbol of the cruel warehousing of developmentally disabled children and adults during the 20th Century
- Willowbrook, IL | Official Website
The Village of Willowbrook was named a 2024 Tree City USA member by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of our commitment to effective urban forest management Full Press Release
- Willowbrook 51 Years Later: A look at history and modern advocacy
A 1972 exposé by Geraldo Rivera exposed the revolting conditions at the Willowbrook State School, a facility for youth with intellectual disabilities, in Staten Island, New York
- Willowbrook, the institution that shocked a nation into . . . - Medium
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
- Willowbrook - Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
It all came to a head in 1972, when television journalist Geraldo Rivera exposed the stories of neglect and abuse occurring behind the doors of Willowbrook for all of the nation and world to watch in horror
- Beatings, Burns and Betrayal: The Willowbrook Scandal’s Legacy
Of more than a dozen residents found to have been abused or neglected in the state-run facility, at least five of the victims were Willowbrook alumni
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