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Joe Forster President


jforster@dimhn.org Jenny Gill


Chair/Secretary jgill@dimhn.org


Clive Stone Treasurer


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Philip Ross Membership


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Jeff Bartle Research Lead jbartle@dimhn.org


Professor Paula Reavey Research Lead preavey@dimhn.org


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COVER PICTURE: Three Springwell Leeds Academy sites in the Yorkshire city which provide care and education for children and young people with mental health, social, and emotional needs, feature Teal LifeCare’s anti- ligature, concealment-free furniture. Durable, rotationally moulded, and sealed six-sided Roku chairs, and Portobello dining tables – large enough to ensure students do not feel limited in their personal space – have been installed throughout.


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THE NETWORK | OCTOBER 2019


At our 2019 conference in May at the Ricoh Arena, keynote speaker, Sir Norman Lamb MP, said that as Minister of State for Care and Support one of the key lessons he had learned was that the physical environment in which people stay when mentally ill is ‘extremely important’. A message close to the heart of all involved in the Design in Mental Health Network. The message is always that design matters. It isn’t a ‘nice to have’, or an optional extra, but is vital to the wellbeing of everyone who works in or uses the services of the mental health sector. The DiMHN will continue to spread this message in Manchester this month at Healthcare Estates 2019, with a stand, and four speaking sessions in the Design and Construction in Healthcare Theatre on the exhibition floor. On 8 October the first presentation – from architects, Gilling Dod – will see Andrew Arnold discuss ‘One architect’s journey’. The winners of the 2019 DiMHN award for Concept Product Innovation, Phil Tottman and Tom Dryland, will then introduce their Book of Beasties intervention. The following morning, DiMHN director, Jonathan Campbell, will chair a session on the process for developing an estate strategy with Helen Pickering and Michael Clarke from Currie & Brown. This will be followed by a look at the ‘Red2Green project’ presented by Mike Caulfield, an advanced nurse practitioner from Cheshire & Wirral Partnership. At 12 noon on 9 October


innovative. Entries are now open, and we’d love to see your work.


So, finally remember, and continue the good work, because Design Matters.


Jenny Gill, Chair, Design in Mental Health Network


5 News 11 Addressing gaps and outdated practices


Former Minister of State for Care and Support, the Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP, a passionate mental health campaigner, gave an opening keynote on Day Two of this year’s Design in Mental Health conference.


17 A paradigm shift in inpatient care


Reducing restraint and seclusion in line with more ‘21st century’ thinking was the subject of a first day presentation at this year’s Design in Mental Health conference.


21 Imaginative designs for therapeutic settings


Teal LifeCare designs, develops, and manufactures furniture to meet the needs of service-users with dementia, challenging behaviour, learning disabilities, eating disorders, autism, and a variety of mental health conditions.


27 Helping to develop lifelong resilience


The developer of ‘Book of Beasties: The Mental Wellness Card Game’, which won the Concept Product Innovation of the Year Award at the 2019 Design in Mental Health Awards, explains how the mental health pressures facing UK schools and young people inspired him and a small team to develop the thought-provoking game.


30 Good domestic design boosts wellbeing


Richard Mazuch of IBI Group looks at some of the effects of different domestic environments, designs, and characteristics, on mental health. He emphasises the profound impact that a well-designed home can have on mental wellbeing, positivity, mood, sleep, and the ability to meet life’s ‘ups and downs’ resiliently.


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Get involved, because ‘Design Matters’ Journal of the Design in Mental Health Network


please make your way to one of the side rooms, and join us for the 2019 DiMHN Annual General Meeting.


Work has already commenced on the programme for next year’s conference and exhibition, again at the Ricoh Arena, but moving to 9 and 10 June – its regular ‘spot’ for the next few years, so please make a note in your diary. If you are thinking of exhibiting, book your stand now; there are only a few left. There is still time to submit a paper for consideration; the ‘Call for Presentations’ is open until the end of October. Themes for submissions cover a wide range of topics, including Clinical, design, and patient partnerships; technology; integrated care and cross-sector working, and architecture and interior design. Further information and criteria can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/y47vm99j


This year record entries, all innovative and exciting, were received for the DiMHN Awards. Do visit www.designinmentalhealth.com if you have something you think is new and


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