COLL/428 Guide to the Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection

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Guide to the Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection 1909/2003 Heritage Hall, Hekman Library Overview of the Collection Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection 1909-2003 1970-2000 COLL/428 Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services 5.15 11 Boxes ; 2 microfilm reels English Dutch;Flemish Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
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Pine Rest is a comprehensive behavioral health services network. The services include programs of prevention and education; employee and church assistance programs; outpatient counseling and therapy services; inpatient programs; and hospitalization programs. The collection includes constitutions, history, reports, brochures, scrapbook, essays, cookbooks, clippings, pamphlets, and periodicals. [See also the Campus Titles Database.] Established in 1910 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is one of the five largest free-standing behavioral health providers in the United States. It was originally formed by a group of pastors and laity who wanted to create an organization that would help serve people's well-being, spiritually as well as physically, mentally, and emotionally. Pine Rest was organized by members of the Reformed Church and the Christian Reformed Church, however, they provide services to people regardless of their culture or religion.
Administrative History:

(1910- )

Established in 1910 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is one of the five largest free-standing behavioral health providers in the United States. It was originally formed by a group of pastors and laity who wanted to create an organization that would help serve people’s well-being, spiritually as well as physically, mentally, and emotionally. Pine Rest was organized by members of the Reformed Church and the Christian Reformed Church, however, they provide services to people regardless of their culture or religion.

Historical Names of the Hospital

1908: Vereeniging tot Christelijk Hulp Betoon aan Krankzinnigen

1910: Vereeniging to Christelijke Verzorging van Krankzinnigen en Zenuwlijders

1910: Association for the Christian Care of the Mentally Ill in North America

1911: Christian Psychopathic Hospital

1913: Christian Psychopathic Hospital Association

1940: Pine Rest Sanitarium

1952: Pine Rest Christian Association

1961: Pine Rest Christian Hospital Association

1985: Pine Rest Christian Hospital

1990: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

In June of 1909, 70 pastors and laymen of the Reformed denominations met to discuss the establishment of a Christian asylum for the “insane”. Those in attendance felt compelled to start a Christian asylum because they thought the State asylums did not offer the Christian care their patients deserved. The board purchased Cutler Farm, located south of Grand Rapids, in December of 1910. Despite low funds, the hospital admitted its first patient in 1911 and discharged him a year later, fully restored.

By 1912 the hospital was treating both men and women. In 1917, the board tried to move the hospital to the west side of Grand Rapids so that water, electricity and an adequate sewage system would be available. This move was met with protest by the area’s residents which caused the hospital to remain on Cutler farm. The hospital’s growth however necessitated larger facilities which resulted in four buildings being constructed in the years between 1918 and 1927.

The Pine Rest Building was constructed in 1940 and the Christian Psychopathic Hospital Association was renamed as the Pine Rest Sanitarium.

In the decades that followed, Pine Rest continued to grow and expanded the range of services they offered. This included more care and programming for children.

The 1980s has been referred to as Pine Rest’s “Golden Era” due to the development of the outpatient care program and rapid modernization of the campus in this decade. The hospital.

The 1990s was a transitional period for Pine Rest. Pine Rest modified their treatment models to reduce extraneous medical costs. Occupancy in inpatient beds rapidly declined. This resulted in the first layoff of both clinical and support staff in Pine Rest’s history. In 1994, signs of stabilization began to appear. Inpatient admissions increased, and there was an overall increase in patients and clients served.

The hospital continues to grow and services people, regardless of culture or religion, at dozens of locations in West Michigan, Northern Michigan and Iowa.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Corporate Name: Pin Rest Christian Hospital Personal Name: Faith-based human services Topical Term: Child Mental Health Services Counseling Mental Health Mental Health -- Religious Aspects Mental Health Services Mental illness Psychotherapy Psychotherapy -- Religious aspects
Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access:

Collection open for research. Materials do not circulate.

Preferred Citation:

[item], folder, box, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection, Heritage Hall (Hekman Library), Calvin University

Arrangement of Materials:

Folder level description

Scope and Contents

The Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection spans the years 1910 – 2005. This collection consists of annual reports, brochures, pamphlets, essays, scrapbook pages, newsletters and periodicals. Much of the collection details the origins and development of Pine Rest, as well as the types of services and programs that have historically been offered by the organization. Pine Rest’s early history is documented by annual reports and a document detailing significant staff and asset changes. The collection also contains press clippings, sermon notes and essays from the mid to late 20th century which provide more context to Pine Rest’s mission and services. Otherwise, the bulk of the collection consists of periodicals and brochures from the mid 1970s to late 1990s that advertise Pine Rest’s services and achievements.

This collection may be of interest to patrons researching psychotherapy and mental health services, particularly faith-based ones. Boxes 1 and 2 provide insight into the founding and development of the organization as well as some materials related to financial campaigns. The latter portion of the collection mainly consists of information related to the services offered by Pine Rest which include adolescent therapy, family therapy and marriage counseling in addition to more general mental health services.

Detailed List of Contents id52944 [General Materials] id52945 1 Minutes [2 microfilm reels] 10 Jun 1909 - 6 Feb 1972 id52946 1 id52947 1 1 Constitutions and History 1910-1976 id52948 1 2 Financial Programs and Campaigns 1978, 1980, 1992 id52949 1 3 Annual Reports of the Christian Psychopathic Hospital Association 1919, 1922-1946 id52950 1 4 Annual Reports of Pine Rest Christian Hospital 1958, 1976, 1978, 1982-1986 id52951 1 5 Annual Reports of Pine Rest Christian Hospital 1987-1990, 1998-2000 id52952 1 6 id52953 1 6 Souvenir Book 1929 id52954 1 6 Dedication Program 1940 id52955 1 6 "40 Years of Christian Mercy in Action" 1951 id52956 1 6 "Pine Rest Sanitarium and the Christian Psychopathic Hospital" 1941 id52957 1 7 Anniversary Booklets 1940, 1960, 1970, 1985, 2010 id52958 1 8 Brochures id52959 1 9 Children's Retreat Brochures and Stamps id52960 2 id52961 2 1-2 Life Enrichment Center id52962 2 3 Essays on Christian Psychiatry id52963 2 4 What is Love, C. Wynalda id52964 2 5 Activity Therapy, Adult Services id52965 2 6 Cookbooks id52966 2 7 Clippings 1912-1987 id52967 2 8 Papers for Pastors' Conference id52968 2 8 "Games that preachers play," R. Heynen id52969 2 8 "The adolescent and his religion," R. Heynen id52970 2 8 "Some hazards in training the minister's children," H. Velzen id52971 2 8 "The pastor and marriage counseling, "H. Velzen id52972 2 8 "Promoting mental health in the pastor," G. Van Noord id52973 2 8 "Maturity and immaturity in the ministry," W. Hiemstra id52974 2 9 My sermon notes on Christian mercy, by the late Rev. William P. Van Wyk, edited by the Rev. Ralph Heynen id52975 2 10 Pastoral Responses to Homosexuals Conference, 1978: 4 cassette tapes: Clarence Boomsma, Alvin Hoksbergen, John Hansen, Gary Sweeten, panel id52976 3-4 Scrapbook pages id52977 5 id52978 5 1 Research News 1980-1990 id52979 5 2 Counseling Pamphlets id52980 5 3 Pine Rest Foundation id52981 5 4 Pine Rest News 1997-2003 id52982 6 id52983 6 1 News Bulletins 1948-1963 Scope and Contents

Missing: September 1951, Annual Report, 1956, Number 4, 1958

id52984 6 2 News Bulletins 1964-1977 id52985 6 3 id52986 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 1 no 1, Summer 1992 id52987 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 1 no 2, Fall 1992 id52988 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 1 no 3, Winter 1992 id52989 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 1 no 4, Spring 1993 id52990 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 2 no 1, Summer 1993 id52991 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 2 no 2, Fall 1993 id52992 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 2 no 3, Winter 1993 id52993 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 2 no 4, Spring 1994 id52994 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 3 no 1, Summer 1994 id52995 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 3 no 2, Fall 1994 id52996 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 3 no 3, Winter 1994-1995 id52997 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 3 no 4, Spring 1995 id52998 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 4 no 1, Summer 1995 id52999 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 4 no 2, Fall 1995 id53000 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 4 no 3, Winter 1995-1996 id53001 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 4 no 4, Spring 1995 id53002 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 5 no 1, Summer 1996 1996 id53003 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 5 no 2, Fall 1996 id53004 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 6 no 1, Spring 1997 id53005 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 6 no 2, Fall 1997 id53006 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 8 no 1, Spring 1998 id53007 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 8 no 2, Fall 1998 id53008 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 9 no 1, Fall 1999 id53009 6 3 Clergy Connections, vol 9 no 2, Spring 2000 id53010 6 4 Connections 1991-1995 id53011 6 5 Connections 1996-2001 Scope and Contents

Missing: Spring and Summer 1996, Spring 1997, 2000

id53012 7 id53013 7 1 Pine Rest Today 1971-1977 Scope and Contents

Missing: Winter 1973, Winter 1975, Fall and Spring 1976, Summer, Fall, and Winter, 1977

id53014 7 2 Pine Rest Today 1978-1982 Scope and Contents

Missing: December 1980

id53015 7 3 Pine Rest Today 1983-1988 id53016 7 4 Pine Rest Today 1989-1992 Scope and Contents

Missing: Winter 1989, Winter 1991

id53017 7 5 Pine Rest Today 1993-1995 Scope and Contents

Missing: Winter 1994, Summer 1995

id53018 7 6 Pine Rest Today (various issues) 1996-1998, 2001, 2002, 2005
id53019 8 id53020 8 1 Pine Cones November 1976-November 1978 id53021 8 2 Pine Cones January 1979, November/December 1980 id53022 8 3 Pine Cones September 1981 - December 1983 id53023 8 4 Pine Cones January 1984 - July 1985 id53024 9 id53025 9 1 Pine Rest Magazine August 1985 - December 1987 id53026 9 2 Pine Rest Magazine January 1988 - December 1989 id53027 9 3 Pine Rest Magazine January 1990 - August 1991 id53028 10 id53029 10 1 Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 1 - vol 2 July 1970 - February 1972 id53030 10 2 Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 3 - vol 4 March 1972 - October 1973 id53031 10 3 Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 5 - vol 6 January 1974 - November 1975 id53032 10 4 Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 7 no 1 - vol 10 no 3 January 1976 - December 1979 id53033 11 id53034 11 1 Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 11-vol 13 April 1980 - November 1982 id53035 11 2 Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 14-vol 17 January 1983 - October 1986 id53036 11 3 Chaplains' Newsletter, vol 18-vol 22 January 1987 - October 1991