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Mark L. Spies: Designing for Behavioral Health—It’s Not Just a Job

March 21, 2022 ·

Mark L. Spies, Principal at Stengel Hill Architecture

Mark Spies, a principal at Stengel Hill Architecture, talks about the role architecture and design play in mental health and its positive impact on patients, staff, and designers.

Scott Holmes: Human-Centered Design & Patient Safety in Behavioral Healthcare

March 16, 2021 ·

Quiet Alcove at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wis.

When confined by a limited budget, behavioral healthcare facilities often make compromises on design. BWBR’s Human-Centered Safety® approach is not only designed to speed recovery while keeping all parties safe, but also to ensure that small budgets don’t result in less than satisfactory outcomes.

Michele Cohen: Making Emergency Mental Healthcare Safe & Welcoming

December 4, 2020 ·

Michele Cohen, Principal, Health Sciences, NORR Architects & Engineers

Read our interview with Michele Cohen, principal at NORR, and get her take on addressing the design challenges brought on by the rise of patients presenting with mental health issues at hospital Emergency Departments.

Ligature-Resistant Products’ Role in Emergency Rooms

June 16, 2014 ·

Ligature-Resistant Products’ Role in Emergency Rooms

An alarming problem is spreading in many communities across the United States. Hospital emergency rooms are seeing a rise in the number of persons under mental distress being admitted, and they are not equipped to deal with them properly.

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