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Following the death of [[Hannah Mills]] in appalling conditions in [[York Asylum]] in 1790, Tuke was asked to take the lead in Quaker efforts to develop a more humane alternative. Tuke, together with Godfrey Higgins set about investigating the appalling conditions within the York Lunatic asylum after Hannah Mills' death, and successfully had it deemed unfit for purpose due to the squalor the patients lived in. He solicited funds from friends, Quakers, and physicians. He spent two years discussing plans with the local Quaker group describing the fundamental principles of the proposed institution. It opened in 1796 as the [[York Retreat]]. The approach was widely derided at first, and William Tuke noted that "All men seem to desert me." However, it became famous around the world as a model of more humane and psychologically-based approaches. William's son, [[Henry Tuke]] co-founded the Retreat and continued his work, as did his grandson, [[Samuel Tuke]], who also helped publicize the work and the term, "moral treatment". | Following the death of [[Hannah Mills]] in appalling conditions in [[York Asylum]] in 1790, Tuke was asked to take the lead in Quaker efforts to develop a more humane alternative. Tuke, together with Godfrey Higgins set about investigating the appalling conditions within the York Lunatic asylum after Hannah Mills' death, and successfully had it deemed unfit for purpose due to the squalor the patients lived in. He solicited funds from friends, Quakers, and physicians. He spent two years discussing plans with the local Quaker group describing the fundamental principles of the proposed institution. It opened in 1796 as the [[York Retreat]]. The approach was widely derided at first, and William Tuke noted that "All men seem to desert me." However, it became famous around the world as a model of more humane and psychologically-based approaches. William's son, [[Henry Tuke]] co-founded the Retreat and continued his work, as did his grandson, [[Samuel Tuke]], who also helped publicize the work and the term, "moral treatment". | ||
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