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Central State Hospital

We are an inpatient mental health facility in Dinwiddie, providing quality care to Virginia since 1870!

Central State Hospital, originally known as the Central Lunatic Asylum, is a psychiatric facility in Petersburg, Virginia. It was the first psychiatric hospital in the country for "colored persons of unsound mind." It serves the greater Richmond region of Virginia for civil and lower-risk forensic admissions, and its maximum security unit serves the entire Commonwealth for higher-risk forensic admissions. Central State Hospital is always seeking high-quality prospective employees dedicated to facilitating recovery from mental illness and implementing trauma-informed approaches to treatment. Please visit https://dbhds.virginia.gov/facilities/csh/employment/ to view current openings and/or to find contact information for our Human Resources department.

03/30/2026

Today, Central State Hospital celebrated National Doctors Day as well as Angela Poarch’s birthday with homemade pancit and chicken rolls! It’s always nice to take a moment and celebrate our coworkers.

03/26/2026

We are hiring a Plumber/ HVAC Technician at Central State! Come join our team: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/

03/20/2026

Central State Hospital has multiple amazing opportunities to join our team! https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/

11/26/2025

We are thrilled to announce that the first annual DBHDS Best in Care Award goes to LaTanya Harris, LPN!!! Ms. Harris received her award from Commissioner Nelson Smith and Deputy Commissioner Angela Harvell at the DBHDS Clinical Conference last week. Thank you, Ms. Harris, for providing exceptional patient-centered quality treatment every single day!

11/25/2025

Congratulations to our very own Samantha Allen and Dr. Aswathi Varghese on their recent graduation from the DBHDS SystemLEAD program! This program is designed to build collaborative leaders across our system of care. They represented CSH well!

11/21/2025

The CSH Team rallied this year and we had our most successful food drive to date! We are honored to ensure the families in our community have food during the holidays so they can focus on spending quality time with loved ones. Thank you team!

08/28/2025

Exciting opportunity to join our team!

07/29/2025

07/22/2025

Come join our team!

03/30/2025

Eid al-Fitr begins this evening- Eid Mubarak to all who celebrate!

03/24/2025

National Nutrition Month is celebrated every March, encouraging us to make informed eating choices that lead to healthier habits, which can improve our overall well-being!

We all know that food directly affects our physical health, but it plays a significant role in our mental health as well. It brings us closer to other cultures, giving us the opportunity to share time with loved ones and pass down traditions through our meals. However, access to food can vary between communities, and it's important that we work towards a world where everyone has the ability to make healthier choices for themselves and their families!

For more information, please visit www.eatright.org.

03/20/2025

Today is the first day of Spring!

We've been looking forward to enjoying the warmer weather on campus- what plans do you have for the season? Let us know in the comments below!

Address

26317 W. Washington Street
Petersburg, VA
23803

Telephone

+18045247000

Website

http://csh.dbhds.virginia.gov/

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