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…
Author: Brian Kelly
Annual General Meeting 2022
This is a video recording of the 2022 Design in Mental Health Network’s Annual General Meeting. It was held remotely on November 9th 2022 and…
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…
AGM 2022
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Design in Mental Health Limited will be held on Wednesday, the 9th day of…
2022 DiMHN Annual General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Design in Mental Health Limited will be held on Wednesday, the 9th of November…
Beauty and Safety – The Mental Health Challenge
An opinion by Karen Flatt, Architect and Mental Health Lead, IBI Group I have been an architect specialising in mental health design for over…
International Perspectives on Design with People in Mind.
The latest publication in the Design with People in Mind booklet series – ‘The International Issue’ – was launched at the annual Design in Mental…
Delusions of Grandeur
When booking accommodation somewhere, most of us read the reviews. Generally, we do so in order to get an idea of what the place is…
Touching Nature and Designing Outdoor Spaces for Mind and Body
By Karen Howell Landscape Architect Director Iteriad Q: The important role played by good landscape design in the creation of therapeutic mental health facilities. We…
What is the value of Stakeholder Engagement?
In our current world stretched of resources: time and money are valuable commodities when it comes to getting design right. Why should we engage with…