Lighting That Heals: A Conversation with Lee McCarthy
Lighting That Heals: Lee McCarthy on Designing Better Mental Health Environments From prisons to pioneering therapeutic lighting, Lee McCarthy reflects on three decades of lighting
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“Light Is a Language”: In Conversation with Dr Shelley James
Why Lighting Matters More Than We Think – Especially in Mental Health Spaces “Light isn’t just decorative. It’s not just about visibility. It’s about biology,
Design in Mental Health Network Welcomes New Trustees and Associates
Good design can heal. That belief sits at the heart of everything we do at the Design in Mental Health Network (DiMHN). It guides our
October Design in Mental Health Network News
Reflections from our Sensory-Informed Design webinar, and October News October has been full of inspiring conversations about how design can support recovery and wellbeing. Here’s
Sensory-Informed Design in Practice
Free webinar: Sensory-Informed Design in Practice – Learning from The Brook 🗓 Wednesday 1st October 2025 🕙 10:00–13:00 BST | 📍 Online (Microsoft Teams) |
Forests from Anywhere: Digital Nature, Real-World Impact
How Forestry England’s Virtual Forest Hub is Opening Access to Nature for All – and Why That Matters for Mental Health Design Spending time among
Healing Through Nature in Mental Health Spaces
An interview with Ellen, a Lived Experience Expert with the Design In Mental Health Network and Wellbeing Projects Manager at Forestry England When we think
Person-centred Acoustic Design in Mental Health Settings
We receive information from all our senses to help understand the world around us. Sound is a key aspect of this; it is part of
Seclusion Discussion
Seclusion: Do We Need It? What Should It Look Like? In the first of our new DIMHN interactive workshops, a group of over 50 industry
Events 2021
DiMHN have a series of events planned throughout 2022. As restrictions relax, we hope to see more and more of our community face-to-face!
11/05/21
Live webinar – Clinical Roundtable, ‘How can the built environment support clinicians in patient care?’
24/08/21
A live conference and exhibition for every person who has an interest in the impact good design can have on patient-led recovery.