Central State Hospital

Dr. Greg DeLoach and his class “Dementia, Disabilities and Differences” of Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta toured the local Central State Hospital Museum and discussed mental health history and present-day care with Seeking Asylum founder and museum curator Jessica Whitehead (red shirt, front row). CONTRIBUTED

Dr. Greg DeLoach and his class “Dementia, Disabilities and Differences” of Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta toured the local Central State Hospital Museum and discussed mental health history and present-day care with Seeking Asylum founder and museum curator Jessica Whitehead (red shirt, front row). CONTRIBUTED

Former local teaches students about mental health

Bailey Ballard
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
During the spring semester, Dr. Greg DeLoach and his class, “Dementia, Disabilities and Differences,” from Mercer University’s McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, visited Milledgeville’s Central State Hospital Museum.Jessica Whitehead is a local photographer and author who began teaching the...
Seeking Asylum photographer Jessica Whitehead holds a picture of the Jones Building as she explains her journey with photography and Central State Hospital’s history. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Seeking Asylum photographer Jessica Whitehead holds a picture of the Jones Building as she explains her journey with photography and Central State Hospital’s history. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Remembering Central State Hospital, a community call to action

Bailey McCully
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Georgia College & State University and the Middle Georgia Regional Library partnered to gather the oral history of Central State Hospital through a grant program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.“We met the overall goal to educate the community about mental health care,” said...
Georgia’s Old Capital Heritage Society at the Depot in partnership with Seeking Asylum hosted an exclusive opening of the new Central State Hospital exhibit Fast Fading, a History of Central State Hospital. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Georgia’s Old Capital Heritage Society at the Depot in partnership with Seeking Asylum hosted an exclusive opening of the new Central State Hospital exhibit Fast Fading, a History of Central State Hospital. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Central State Hospital exhibit debuts at The Depot

Bailey McCully
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Georgia’s Old Capital Heritage Center at the Depot (GOCHC) and photographer Jessica Whitehead of Seeking Asylum partnered to debut the first exhibit in The Depot, Fast Fading, a History of Central State Hospital (CSH).The event featured an exclusive opening last Friday with GOCHC supporters, Board...
The Walker Building was used as the male convalescent building and closed in 1974. COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITEHEAD

The Walker Building was used as the male convalescent building and closed in 1974. COURTESY OF JESSICA WHITEHEAD

DBHDD to ‘dispose of’ four CSH buildings

Bailey McCully
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order last Tuesday authorizing the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) to “dispose” of the Jones, Green, Walker, and Wash buildings on the Central State Hospital (CSH) campus.
Documentary writers Stephen Price, Jr., Daniel McDonald and Joe Windish. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Documentary writers Stephen Price, Jr., Daniel McDonald and Joe Windish. BAILEY MCCULLY/Staff

Seeking Asylum hosts CHS documentary screening

Bailey McCully
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Seeking Asylum LLC., a Central State Hospital photography exhibit, sponsored the screening of Central State Hospital: An Oral History at the Chapel of All Faiths, on the Central State Hospital (CSH) campus, July 22.
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