@ccalistaaa
my late great aunt was a resident at fairview. such a terrible situation. she left before it closed and was sent to another group home where she passed away. as i grow older, i grow more curious about my family history. this is a dark side of it that i will never understand. i'm glad this place closed and was torn down.
@michaelpout4798
I have altisem back then in the 50s or 60s I'd have ended up there thank goodness I was born in 1988 we have come a long way since then bless these poor souls 😪
@ChimpanVR
I’m scared cause I live right by it and its abandoned now
@armeja2u69
i was so saddened by watching this documentary. I have worked with individuals who have alot of these health issues for 35 years of my life; and it's just sickening to see how they were treated. I was proud of the ladies who stood up for everyone and formed the group; Peaople's First
@MrNurserob
I got my start in nursing by working at a Massachusetts state institution for the care of the developmentally disabled, at the time within the Department of Mental Retardation, a subset of the Dept of Mental Health. Such rewarding and fulfilling work. Much of our work surrounding behavioral care plans for our residents surrounded mitigating wounds inflicted by their years in other state institutions, including the ‘state schools’ and for some of the older residents (they were all adults by the time I was there) the state hospitals and being cohorted inappropriately with the mentally ill. I never would’ve known I wanted to direct my life into nursing if not for the privilege of working closely with people with developmental disabilities.
@Wob_MC
I only found out recently after my grandma (from my stepdad's side) passed, that she worked at Fairview as a nurse. She wasn't kind to people with developmental disabilities.
@teamgarcia813
I was born in Salem State Hospital. My mother was in prison while pregnant with me but because she has schizophrenia and is bipolar, the prison forced her to give birth at the state hospital “just in case” anything happened 😞
@rubychew6535
I worked at Waisman Center, Dr. Waisman created food for persons with PKU. In the State of Wisconsin, the food is free for persons with PKU because of the expense.
@angelwingstn3392
I know nobody wants to hear it, but there were things that went on in Fairview that were not good over the many years since it opened.
@Mylegiscaughtinashackle
I work for Shangri-la here in Salem. I feel that they have helped former Fairview residents who are in our programs live better, safe, healthier lives. I work with people formerly incarcerated in the Oregon State Mental Hospital and Shangri-la has given these people a chance to be re-integrated into the community with great success.
@adammurray9940
The fact that they would use the term freak to define people like this is infuriating. Mental health was met with such cold hearted dismissal.
@odar9729
I work for the Ark and instead of one big place, a house for two people and rotating staff 4.
@debrarenteria8167
My kids went to the "School for Defective Youth" in the 1980's. They were "day students" and I ended up taking them out. It was not a good experience.
@Megan-1999
People Who hurt Handicap People ,children and animals are just evil 😢
@SocialStudiess
Loved this but being who I am. This video and documentary had no representation of anyone who was not white. I find that very difficult to swallow
@kathrynbeecher2963
I currently have two vulnerable juvenile relatives who are being legally sterilized in Oregon, but they call it "transgendering" these days. It's the latest and most popular method eugenics has devised to control the growth of "undesirable" populations. Someday, there may be a critical documentary about this social experiment too.
@Shellmack59
😔😔🥺🥺
@darkviolet