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The Civilian Public Service Story Living Peace in a Time of War

WEBCivilian Public Service (CPS) was a program developed at the onset of WWII which provided those whose conscience forbade them to kill, the opportunity to do work of …

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CPS Workers Lead with Mental Hygiene Program The Civilian …

WEBThe most successful of these efforts took form as the Mental Hygiene Program (MHP), which was first established out of the Philadelphia State Hospital and eventually grew …

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CPS Unit Number 080-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCPS Unit No. 80, a Mental Hospital unit located at Veterans Administration Hospital in Lyons, New Jersey operated by the Brethren Service Committee, opened in April 1943 …

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CPS Unit Number 063-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBNew Jersey State Hospital in Marlboro, New Jersey accepted the first CPS mental hospital unit in New Jersey. In an effort to ensure favorable reception, prior to the arrival of the …

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CPS Unit Number 069-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCPS Unit No. 69, a Mental Hospital unit at Cleveland State Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio was operated by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) from December 1942 …

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Creating Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Care

WEBKings View, 1960. Credit: Mennonite Central Committee Photo Archives/Arthur Jost. For the Mennonite church, the CPS experience brought mental health to the forefront of its …

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CPS Unit Number 066-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCPS Unit No. 66, a Mental Hospital unit located at Norristown State Hospital in Norristown, Pennsylvania operated by Mennonite Central Committee opened in December 1942 and …

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Overview of Camps The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBOverview of Camps. Brethren Civilian Public Service Camp # 29, Forest Service, Lyndhurst, Virginia. What constituted “work of national importance”? Selective Service, in …

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CPS Unit Number 102-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCPS Unit No. 102, a Training School unit located at Rosewood Training School in Owings Mills, Maryland operated by the Association of Catholic Conscientious Objectors …

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Timeline of the Mennonite Mental Health Movement 1910 1937

WEBJuly 1953: MCC Mental Health Study Conferences in Chicago and Philadelphia reflect on the progress of the Mennonite mental health program and conclude with …

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CPS Unit Number 141-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCPS Unit No. 141, a Public Health Service unit located at Harrison County Health Department in Gulfport, Mississippi and operated by Mennonite Central Committee, …

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CPS Unit Number 041-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCPS Camp No. 41, a Mental Hospital unit located at Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia and operated by the American Friends Service Committee, opened in June …

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CPS Unit Number 072-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCPS Unit No. 72, a Mental Hospital unit at Hawthornden State Hospital in Macedonia, Ohio operated by Mennonite Central Committee, opened in December 1942 and closed in …

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CPS Unit Number 049-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCPS Camp No. 49, a mental hospital unit at Philadelphia State Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened in August 1942. Known as Byberry, the unit was operated by the …

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CPS Unit Number 085-01 The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCPS Unit No. 85, a Mental Hospital unit at Rhode Island State Hospital for Mental Diseases in Howard, Rhode Island operated by Mennonite Central Committee, opened in …

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The Camps The Civilian Public Service Story

WEBCamp ID Unit ID Operating Agency Technical Agency Location ; 1: 1: Brethren Service Committee : Forest Service

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CPS Worker 011335

WEBDrafted from: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, United States. Entered CPS: 5 15, 1942. Left CPS: 2 15, 1946. CPS Units: CPS Unit Number 003-01. CPS Unit Number 052-01. CPS …

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