A place for ‘social undesirables’: Honouring the history of the Waterford Hospital
Did you know that the Waterford Hospital in St. John’s wasn’t just a facility for those with mental health issues? Chandra Kavanagh says it was also used to house activists, the elderly, feminists and those in poverty. Ahead of the opening of a new mental health and addictions centre in St. John’s, she and other advocates are highlighting the Waterford’s history.