Central State Hospital (Virginia)

Central State Hospital
Central State Hospital
Geography
LocationPetersburg, Virginia, United States
Organization
Care systemPublic
TypeMental health
Services
History
Opened1870
Links
Websitewww.csh.dbhds.virginia.gov
ListsHospitals in Virginia

Central State Hospital, originally known as the Central Lunatic Asylum, is a psychiatric hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. It was the first institution in the country for "colored persons of unsound mind".

Central State Hospital serves the Greater Richmond Region of Virginia, providing forensic psychiatry and civil admissions ranging from short-term treatment to long-term intensive treatment for the most seriously mentally ill.