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American nonprofit health organization
The Devereux Foundation is a
nonprofit
behavioral health organization that operates programs and services in 13
U.S. states, working with children and adults with
developmental disabilities ,
emotional and behavioral disorders , and
mental illnesses . It is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit providers of behavioral healthcare in the United States.
[1] Its operations include
psychiatric hospitals ,
residential treatment centers ,
group homes ,
respite care ,
supported living ,
foster care ,
special education , and
vocational education .
History
Helena T. Devereux founded the first Devereux School in
Philadelphia in 1912, after having taught
special education in the
School District of Philadelphia .
[2]
[3] By 1918, Devereux moved her operation to
Devon, Pennsylvania and began acquiring properties throughout
Chester County, Pennsylvania and along the
Philadelphia Main Line to accommodate her rapidly expanding programs.
[4] The Devereux Foundation was established as a
nonprofit organization in 1938.
[5]
California center's Devereux Hall in Santa Barbara County in 2010
The organization's first major expansion, to California, was aided by support from the
Max Factor Family Foundation .
[6] In 1945, the Devereux Foundation opened a school and
residential treatment center on the Campbell Ranch in
Santa Barbara County . Devereux Hall was designated
Historical Landmark No. 27 by the
County of Santa Barbara on September 8, 1987.
[7]
Today the Devereux Foundation has centers in the following locations:
Pennsylvania – established 1938
California – established 1945
Texas – established 1959
Massachusetts – established 1965
Connecticut – established 1967
Arizona – established 1967
Georgia – established 1973
New Jersey – established 1982
Florida – established 1987
New York – established 1987
Colorado – established 1999
References
^ Caroline Stewart, “Devereux celebrates its 100th anniversary at the Museum of Art”, December 13, 2012.
^ Devereux, Helena (1909).
"Report of a Year's Work on Defectives in a Public School" . The Psychological Clinic . 3 (2): 45–48.
PMC
5138961 .
PMID
28909435 .
^ Brind, David (2011).
Reaching the Mind, Touching the Spirit (PDF) . Villanova: Devereux Foundation. Retrieved 28 August 2014 .
^ Post, J.B. (2004).
"Devereux in Easttown and Tredyffrin Townships" (PDF) . Devereux in Easttown and Tredyffrin Townships . 41 : 131–134. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-23 .
^
"Recognizing the Devereux Foundation" (PDF) . Congressional Record . 112th Congress. 2011–2012.
^ Prost, Marlene (May 7, 1987). "Devereux: An Investment in Self-esteem". Philadelphia Inquirer.
^ Coombs, Gary; Olsen, Phyllis (1987). In the Grand Manor: The Story of Devereux Hall . Goleta, California: Institute for American Research.
ISBN
0911773053 .
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