Menninger Clinic

The Menninger Foundation was founded in 1919 by the Menninger family in Topeka, Kansas, and consists of a clinic, a sanatorium, and a school of psychiatry, all of which bear the Menninger name. In 2003, the Menninger Clinic moved to Houston. The foundation was started by Dr. Charles F. Menninger and his sons, Drs. Karl and William Menninger.

It represented the first group psychiatry practice. "We had a vision," Dr. C. F. Menninger said, "of a better kind of medicine and a better kind of world."

The Menninger Clinic was founded in 1919 in Topeka, Kansas. The Menninger Sanitarium was founded in 1925. The Menninger Clinic established the Southard School for children in 1926. The school fostered treatment programs for children and adolescents that were recognized worldwide. In the 1930s the Menningers expanded training programs for psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health professionals.

The Menninger Foundation was established in 1941. The Menninger School of Psychiatry was established in 1946. It quickly became the largest training center in the country, driven by the country's demand for psychiatrists to treat military veterans.

Menninger announced its affiliation with Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist Hospitalin December 2002. The concept was that Menninger would perform treatment while Baylor would oversee research and education.

The Menninger Clinic moved in June 2003 from Topeka, Kansas to its present location in Houston, Texas. The Menninger Clinic again moved, moved to its new location at 12301 S. Main St., Houston, Texas, 77035 in May 2012.

As of May 2012, The Menninger Clinic offers the following inpatient programs and services: Adolescent Treatment Program, a Professionals in Crisis Program (PIC), the Compass Program for Young Adults, the Comprehensive Psychiatric Assessment & Stabilization Program, an Assessments Service and the Hope Program for Adults.

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