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The Children’s Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Michigan, 1955 – 1990

Event Details

date and Time

Thursday, December 11, 2025, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Event Type

In-person

Location

Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory 1398 E. Ann Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109

When the University of Michigan first opened its Children’s Psychiatric Hospital it was a revolutionary creation.

Join us to hear from Professor Laura Hirshbein as she traces U-M’s efforts to provide care for children by creating this groundbreaking program, focusing not just on psychoanalysis but also all aspects of children’s illnesses, from the emotional to the physical.