Hiding in Plain Sight. Cultures of Harm in Residential Institutions for Long-Term Adult Care, Britain 1945 to 1980s (360G-Wellcome-205417_Z_16_Z)

£229,852

During the 1970s and early ‘80s, 18 major investigations were conducted into abuse and neglect in long-stay psychiatric hospitals. These inquiries focused primarily on administrative and management failures, giving little attention to the underlying values and belief systems – staff attitudes to pain, suffering, institutionalisation and care – that gave rise to abusive practices, or to the language and behaviours that perpetuated them. In this project, I will return to the extensive documentation generated by two of these inquiries, together with other sources, and ask new and different questions to gain deeper insights into the underlying factors that gave rise to institutional abuse in order to help prevent it in the future. Through a number of publications (one monograph and at least two research-based journal articles) as well as workshops the project will provide current inquiries, policy-makers, health workers and clinicians, and social scientists with valuable historical context around abuse, whilst introducing a new strand of inquiry into historical scholarship. Engagement with the wider public is vital for a project such as this and I will regularly contribute opinion pieces for the wider media (newspapers, blogs, public talks, radio), and write at least one theatre or radio play.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 229852
Applicant Surname Hide
Approval Committee Medical Humanities Interview Committee
Award Date 2017-01-24T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2016/17
Grant Programme: Title Research Fellowship in H&SS
Internal ID 205417/Z/16/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Louise Hide
Partnership Value 229852
Planned Dates: End Date 2023-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2017-05-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London
Sponsor(s) Dr Frederick Anscombe