▁meeting ▁of ▁hospital ▁super int end ents ▁to ▁exchange ▁information ▁and ▁suggest ▁improvements ▁in ▁patient ▁care . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁first ▁M ental ▁Hospital ▁Institute ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁meet ▁ann ually . ▁The ▁M ental ▁Hospital ▁Institute ▁Pro ceed ings ▁were ▁published ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁journal ▁M ental ▁H osp it als . ▁ ▁After ▁ten ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁A PA ▁Medical ▁Director , ▁B lain ▁res igned ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁He ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁as ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health ▁and ▁Research ▁and ▁Training ▁of ▁the ▁Inter state ▁Commission ▁of ▁High er ▁Education . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁California ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁Commission er ▁of ▁M ental ▁Health ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁He ▁retired ▁to ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁Hospital , ▁a ▁private ▁mental ▁hospital ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁psych iat ric ▁program . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁Emer it us ▁Professor ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁Psych iat ry ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁Medical ▁School . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁Auto ▁Work ers ▁to ▁help ▁organ ize ▁the ▁finan cing ▁of ▁mental ▁health ▁programs ▁for ▁the ▁union ized ▁auto ▁workers . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁B lain ▁was ▁the ▁super int endent ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁State ▁Hospital ▁at ▁By berry ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁cust od