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Webinar

Design Strategies that Reduce Aggression in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Facilities
March 2021 ∘ Webinar

This webinar will share research and case studies that explore how design can be used as a tool complementing therapeutic protocols to reduce patient stress and aggression on pediatric mental health units.   
Webinar

Modernizing the Behavioral Healthcare Care Team Station

March 2021 ∘ Webinar

Taking advantage of the collective knowledge and expertise in attendance, this webinar will offer interdisciplinary perspectives to evaluate current cutting edge design solutions, help attendees to develop solutions of their own, and inspire further research with the aspiration to transform the future of the care team station in inpatient behavioral health settings.  
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Workshop

Behavioral Health Workshop May 2020
May 2020 ∘ Workshop
The Workshop 

Don’t miss this, high-return day to problem-solve with experts, idea-share with colleagues and obtain new strategies and resources to address behavioral health challenges not only in specialized units, but in emergency departments, outpatient clinics and throughout acute care settings. 

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Workshop

Behavioral Health Virtual Workshop

September 2020 ∘ Workshop
The Workshop

The challenges created by today’s growing mental health and substance abuse crises, especially in light of the recent pandemic, reach far beyond the behavioral health unit into emergency departments, outpatient clinics and throughout acute and ambulatory care settings.

To support improved care and enhance staff safety, today’s design, facility and care professionals have to advance their understanding of the environment’s impact on behavioral health care and learn how to incorporate the best and latest design solutions throughout all healthcare setting.

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Product / Project Innovation Highlights

LR-EX Series Ligature Resistant Exit Device Trim by Accurate Lock & Hardware
September 2020 ∘ Product / Project Innovation Highlights

A unique solution that retrofits existing panic device trim to create a ligature resistant door opening. Ideal for adapting original panic device components with non-compliant trim, the LR-EX Series upgrades panic device openings to meet safety standards without affecting the rating of existing trim.
Product / Project Innovation Highlights

Prodigy™ BHC Furniture by Norix
September 2020 ∘ Product / Project Innovation Highlights

Prodigy™ is designed and engineered to overcome the daunting challenge of creating a humanized environment without sacrificing safety, security and long-term performance.
Webinar

Making a Difference: Renovating a Pediatric Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit
August 2020 ∘ Webinar

This webinar will tell their story and participants will learn how, through a phased project approach,  the team allowed for flexibility and growth for the future.
Webinar

Recent Mental Health Projects: The Newest Lessons Learned
July 2020 ∘ Webinar

This webinar will offer new lessons learned and insights arising out of 20 mental health projects currently in design, under construction, or recently occupied encompassing over 5,000 beds in 14 States in every part of the United States. 
Webinar

Behavioral Health Outpatient Care in the Post-Pandemic World
July 2020 ∘ Webinar

This webinar will explore the impact the pandemic has had on outpatient behavioral health care. Presenters will share insights and lessons learned from care providers, discuss systemic changes to reimbursement and operations, evaluate what changes will remain in the future, and explore essential design considerations for behavioral health outpatient care that we need to embrace as we transition into the “new normal” of the post-pandemic world.
Tool

Dementia-Supportive Environments: Considerations

March 2020 ∘ Tool

Understanding the personal abilities and unique challenges faced by aging individuals, especially those living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, better equips design teams to create supportive care and living spaces. Changes that can be credited to dementia are noticeably different from the changes typical of normal aging, but both can occur at the same time.