Central State Hospital
150 Years of Growth
A Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) Agency
In partnership with the "Friends of Central State Hospital" organization, members of the Dinwiddie County Historical Society would like for you to join us in
commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Central State Hospital.
Upcoming (2-Day) Virtual Event
History Symposium
In Memory of Dr. S. Hughes Melton
DBHDS Commissioner, 2018-2019
Dr. S. Hughes Melton was appointed by Governor Ralph Northam in 2018 to lead DBHDS and transform Virginia's system for people with behavioral health and developmental disability. Dr. Melton and his nearly 7,000 team members lead an agency that stewards $1.06 billion to operate fourteen state hospitals, collaborate with forty locally-run community services boards and license over 800 private providers. It is with honor that the staff of Central State Hospital host this mental health history symposium in the name of Dr. S. Hughes Melton.
