This individual's campaign to improve the conditions for the mentally ill resulted in the opening of 32 state hospitals,including two in Canada.

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Dorothea Dix is known for her campaign for the rights and treatments of the mentally ill in the United States and Canada. She successfully advocated for the opening of 32 state hospitals for the mentally ill, including two in Canada. Cabanis, Rush, Tuke, and Pinel are also notable figures in the history of mental illness, but they did not specifically campaign for the opening of state hospitals.

This Individual's Campaign to Improve the Conditions for the Mentally