Hobart -State Psychological Clinic- TAS, Australia

Locality name	State Psychological Clinic
Place name	Hobart
City, State, Province or Region	TAS
Country	Australia
Description	1922 -1964The State Psychological Clinic, the first in Australia, was set up under the Mental Deficiency Act 1920 to diagnose and classify children with what is now known as intellectual disability, research it, and instruct teachers. The Clinic's statutory existence ended in December 1964 following the passage of the Mental Health Act 1963 but since its staff were dispersed through the new Division of Psychiatric Services, its influence continued