| The Retreat York | |
|---|---|
 York Retreat original building c. 1796 | |
.svg)  Showing site of York Retreat in North Yorkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Heslington Road, Lamel Hill, York, England |
| Coordinates | 53°57′03″N 1°03′47″W / 53.950972°N 1.063125°W |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatry |
| History | |
| Opened | 1796 |
| Links | |
| Website | theretreatyork |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
The Retreat, commonly known as the York Retreat, is a place in England for the treatment of people with mental health needs. Located in Lamel Hill in York, it operates as a not for profit charitable organisation.
Opened in 1796, it is famous for having pioneered the so-called "moral treatment" that became a behaviour model for asylums around the world with mental health issues. Founded by William Tuke, it was originally only for Quakers but gradually became open to everyone.[1] It inspired other progressive facilities such as the US Brattleboro Retreat, Hartford Retreat[2] and Friends Hospital.[3] The present day The Retreat seeks to retain the essence of early "moral treatment", while applying the principles to a modern healthcare setting.[1] The Retreat withdrew from the delivery of inpatient services after 222 years on 31 December 2018.[4]
- ^ a b "Our History". The Retreat website. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Shorter, Edward (1997). A history of psychiatry: from the era of the asylum to the age of Prozac. Wiley. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-471-24531-5. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
The Hartford Retreat was founded in 1824.
- ^ Kim Van Atta, David Roby, Ross Roby (1980) An Account of the Events Surrounding the Origin of Friends Hospital & A Brief Description of The Early Years of Friends Asylum 1817–1820. Reprinted 1988 by The Winchell Company. Retrieved 8 July 2008
- ^ Laycock, Mike (18 December 2018). "The Retreat hospital in York to close services with 45 job losses". The Press. Retrieved 4 January 2019.