In response to Governor Inslee’s plan to reform the Washington State’s behavioral health system and improve access to care, an innovative and immersive programming and design process for several new community-based facilities was employed. At the center of this new care model is a focus on human-centered design, providing spaces and support for patients to truly rehabilitate and prepare to reenter the community.

This webinar will describe the design process of this unique project, merging the behavioral health expertise of BWBR with the local leadership of BCRA, working together with the Washington Department of Social and Health Services. See how they defined and developed a new model of care for community-based treatment for individuals involuntarily committed by a civil court order for inpatient mental health treatment. Explore the benefits of community-based treatment, lessons learned (and applied) after 12 months of occupancy at the first facility completed, and gain insights gathered from surveying facility staff on successes and opportunities that can be applied in the three buildings still under construction.