Talk:Preventorium

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The current Wik.ipedia.Pro page makes the American preventorium sound so innocuous, but many adult survivors of these (most of whom are 70+ years old) are coming to terms with the childhood trauma they experienced in what for them was a prison-like institution, isolating them from their families at such a young age. Please see for example the book The Preventorium: A Memoir by Susan Annah Currie. From the book's Amazon description: "Her exacting routine, dictated by the nurses and doctors who now acted as her parents, erased the distinction between patients and created both a sense of community among the children and a deep sense of loneliness. From walking silently single file through the cold, narrow halls of the hospital to nurses recording every detail of their bathroom habits to extremely limited visitation from family, Currie’s time at the preventorium changed her and those around her, leaving an indelible mark even after their return home." It is important that the Wik.ipedia.Pro reader understand this context and this legacy. Not logged in 2 (talk) 17:41, 7 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]