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Hello, and welcome to the latest edition of The Network magazine, our flagship year- round communication with our membership. Whether you are new to the Design in Mental Health Network, just browsing, or a long-standing member of our community, we’re glad to have you join in our movement advocating for the power and potential of the mental health built environment in influencing therapeutic outcomes. This edition sees a retrospective on our
Eating disorder unit’s tranquil setting Awards celebrate ‘drive to make things better’
A patient standpoint on the PICU experience August 2023
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COVER PICTURE: A welcoming and aesthetically pleasing environment plays a crucial role in supporting service-user well-being. Intastop cites as ‘an excellent example of blending safety and aesthetics’ the use of its products in a wood-effect finish – as within adult mental health inpatient facilities operated by Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.
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recent conference in Coventry, where we were energised as a community via our annual get- together. The conference keynotes and Lived Experience speakers were a highlight of the event, and commented on by many, as were our annual Awards. See pages 10-16 and 18-21 for reports. Likewise, we are also looking forward, and our partnership with Stable Events will see us feature at its ‘mental health and dementia forum’ event in November; see page 6 for more details. A core part of what we offer as a community is the strength of the networks that we can build, and this event will be an opportunity to deepen our peer relationships in a relaxed setting. Look forward to seeing you there in November.
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10 Awards celebrate desire to ‘make things better’ 5 News
A heartfelt plea for support for suicide prevention charity, Maytree, and a virtuoso violinist, preceded the presentation of nine Design in Mental Health Awards during the DiMHN’s 2023 well-attended annual conference and exhibition in Coventry in June.
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THE NETWORK | AUGUST 2023 18 A patient standpoint on the PICU experience
Presenting jointly on the opening morning of June’s Design in Mental Health 2023 Conference, Dr Stephen Dye, a consultant psychiatrist, and one of his former patients, Bernard Fox – now a committed campaigner for better mental healthcare environments, discussed ‘Physical environments of PICUs from the patient perspective’.
23 A safe haven for patients with eating disorders
Sited in a protected wooded glade, Kimmeridge Court at St Ann’s Hospital, Poole is a new eating disorders unit designed by Medical Architecture, which the practice says ‘has been carefully crafted to preserve the quality of its natural setting, and to create a uniquely private and therapeutic environment for the treatment of its patients’.
28 Choose sector-specific solutions for best results
Phil Barsby, Business Development director at Intastop, well-known for its fire door safety products, on some of the key solutions to ensure that mental healthcare buildings are fit for purpose, safe, sufficiently secure, and aesthetically pleasing.
32 Going beyond function to aid mental wellbeing
Karen Flatt, Studio director & Mental Health lead at Arcadis IBI Group, considers how taking a ‘holistic’ view of mental health design means ‘looking beyond the purely physical function of the space, toward the feelings that different environments can evoke in their occupants’.
37 Belgian CAMHS facility’s ‘playful, positive’ design
Frederique Lievens, lead architect at VK architects+engineers, discusses the design of an impressive new mental health facility for children and young people in the Belgian city of Kortrijk, West Flanders.
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Journal of the Design in Mental Health Network The strength of our networks is the key
It is always a high-impact event when we
get together as a community. This autumn, we’ll be reflecting at Design in Mental Health Network on the ‘100 conversations’ initiative launched at our 2023 conference. Listening to your challenges, innovations, passions, and ideas, helps set the path for the way forward. Thank you for your contributions so far. The results of the ‘100 conversations initiative’ are in, and we’ll be digesting these and presenting back via online channels, so please watch out for upcoming comms in the autumn. It is a time of development for us as an
organisation, where we look to grow our influence and ability to make change. Please continue to engage with us to develop a network which is in ongoing dialogue to serve our community and our cause – for better mental health outcomes for all. Your contribution to that community is valuable. Please continue to make it. Enjoy this edition of The
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