Title: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services Collection, 1909-2003
Predominant Dates:1970-2000
ID: COLL/428
Primary Creator: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Extent: 5.15 Cubic Feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Folder level description
Subjects: Child Mental Health Services, Counseling, Faith-based human services, Mental Health, Mental Health -- Religious Aspects, Mental Health Services, Mental illness, Pin Rest Christian Hospital, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy - Religious aspects
Languages: English, Dutch;Flemish
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.
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.
(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.
Child Mental Health Services
Counseling
Faith-based human services
Mental Health
Mental Health -- Religious Aspects
Mental Health Services
Mental illness
Pin Rest Christian Hospital
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy - Religious aspects
Repository: Heritage Hall, Hekman Library
Alternate Extent Statement: 11 Boxes ; 2 microfilm reels
Access Restrictions: 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
