Glendale's dream of turning Rockhaven property into a mental health museum moves closer to reality

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Glendale's dream of turning Rockhaven property into a mental health museum moves closer to reality
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Local preservationists have said the move by the City Council is an important step toward opening the site for public use and bringing the history of the place back into view.run by women and offered holistic care on beautiful grounds.and Marilyn Monroe's mother, Gladys Baker , who a tour guide called the sanitarium's “most infamous resident.”

Eileen V. Wallis, a history professor at Cal Poly Pomona, said Richards worked to de-stigmatize mental health conditions, referring to those under her care at Rockhaven as “ladies” rather than “patients.”, said Rockhaven was a safe place for its residents to live healthy lives. With its focus on dignified, holistic care for women, Rockhaven patients gardened on the grounds and dined together in home-like settings.

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